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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-20
ANOTHER TraRTaLE FLUID AccIpryr.-7r

ANOTHER TERRIBLE FLUID AccDENr.-TAree Per-
sons Stockingiy Bnrned.-The Chicago Times gives
he particulars Of the most horrid accident from
burning fluid that we have heard of. 1t occurred
the family of George W. Smith of that city, 90
Friday evening last. Mrs. Smith undertook to fll
lighted lamp with nuid. The Can from which sh-
poured the fluid contained about three qnarts of
this indamniable stUf The blaze communicated
with the stream. aud both lamp and can exploded
an instant, scattering the flaming contents over
Mrs. Smith, and also over her sister, Miss Catha
rine McCreesb, and boy about nine wears of age.
Che three were instantly developed in flames, and
one Was by to render any assistance. Mrs
smith rushed into the street, where a gentleman
pulled off his coat and eDdesvored with II to extin-
guish the famos. Not being able to do so, he
threw her down In the gutter. and by means Of the
eater which it contained succeeded IN puttise
out the fire. She was horribly burned, aud canno,
possibly recover. Miss McCreesh WAS also shock
ingly burned, and will die. She was Is years OF
age. The boy, it is thought will recover.
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Ship building has sgain taken start In Boston.
The State Of Iowa has to day $1,000 men capable
of bearing arms.
Thcmas Bell, tried for the murder OF his wife,
in Fauquier county, Va, has been acquitted.
The American Pathological Society. jgst adjourn-
ed in New York, is to meet 10 Philadephis IN ls60
Alexander Won Humboldt has completed his s9sh
year, having been born Sept IA, 1863.
s. D. Harper, a we'll known citizens of Wheeling,
Va, died on the 10th inst
Whiskey, to the amount Of some seven millions
Of gallons, is annually consumed 10 Scotland.
Samuel Austin. for nearly fifty years . merchant
in Boston, died on Wednesday.
Abou: GO bales Of new cotton have been received
at Mobile
Frost wss seen 10 several places as far South -
Alabama, last week.
The pine trees Of some portions of Georgia are
beiog killed by . worm.
The Rothschilds have bought an Austrian rail
way fer so 100000 forine.
Denmark, has arrived in New York in the steamer
Persia.
The President has recognised Lewis John Bar.
ber, 40 British consul for virgiais, to reside si
Richmond.
Hon. Charles J. Fanlkner. IL to deliver the ad-
dress at the agricultural exhibition at Hagerstevn
Nd, next month.
The salary of John B. Cough, Of the English
Temperance League, 10 $4,000 per annum. He Il
now lecturing with even greater success snAn Sver
before.
The Boston Atlas says that daughter Of the
late Professor Webster was married on the 20sh
ut., TO DR.. Thomas J. Lathrop, Of Taunton, Msss.
A religious revival has Just closed 10 eussex
county, Va. Rev. A. 3. Owens, Of Richmond, va
among the ministers efleiAting.
Hon. Jstur r. Riggs has been nominated Ior Coz.
grsss In the 4th district Of New Jersey By the anti
LscoeiptoEitss.
AZ ssliueville, Va, on the 22d uliiuo, Rev. Alex
Campbell administered the sacrsmsst 70 900 com
mnnicants.
A greater quantity Of tobacco win b raised tr
KansvhA Valley, Va, this season than ever bs
fore.
The U. 8. ftisste wabash vas at Gibrsltsr Avg
n. ana would leave far MarssiIlss the following
day. ALI veil.
The recent g. Louis Fair IVES decided sseesss
The total receipts anouuted to $4,000. and the
proGss 70 $4,000.
Among the passengers By the Psrsls was NJ
Andrew Arcedeex ~. .ol Lendens uh0 - COmmodos(
Of ths Royal London Yacht ciub.
The Uuitsd States BRIG BalnhTi6ge. fso@ ppstl
Prayo. arrived as Cape Mount JniJ g. and bailed
araIn % the lOsh saf Ssstrs Krou.
Ths inspscfioas eg hsus asA nsal. lase wsek. g
phiisdslpilA, uers lssse barrels, q Which ISb9(
harrols wsre supeF6ns noar.
w. NasgAnll plantes ttoa ep1sh CasellsoI
NJ ktlje1 6 nsv Ycsk Thussdny n1shs 81 NH 7
jfom Wju1e9 n ~ Nov yest ueesas
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WIN. & DAVID GIBSON,


aAIY NEAR TIE CORNER OF STH STREET, RlCaMOsD, VA.
Respectfully inform the Citizens of Ri.hmopd anc
public generally, that they are prepared, wish thr
assistance of their steam power and all the mort
useful wood working schinery, ~ execute ever,
description Of work in their line ff business, In
manner not to be surpassed, such as Building Hous
same; pu ting ir ttore Fronts Of any kind. sh-lr.
ogs put up, Counters made, &C. in neat and taste
.ul manner Stairs built and Hand Rails WORKED
according Geomet icai Principles; Cornices adj
70 eut any style of Buildings; all kinds of Mould
inss on band; Sash, Blinds and Doors made to or.
der and any part Of the country; every kipo
If ood Turning, such a. Stair Balusters, Newe'
Posts. &c Architectural Wood Carving for Store
Fronts, and Capitals for Porch Columns. Ailor6ers
Executed in q neat manner
W. 4 d. GIBSON hope. by strict attention to
business together with their practical know ledge
II the same, to merit continuance OF publ, La
tronage.
AZ Orderh respecifuily knlicited ae ll-lms
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EB- Chr sraDoRo's EXCELSIOR HAN
Dys-The best instantaneous Hair Dye In the world
dDes not burn give the hair an unnatural appear
snce maki.g IL a beartiful brown or black Sold b,
RIsHkR WINsToN. lz5 hain street,
Richmond, Va.
House, New York. anN-5w
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heard from fhis gentleman, yesterday, he was sae
fering but slight pain, aud seemed 20 b IN rod
spirits. His wound In the thigh q . sssious
one-tha bone having been badly fractursA--
bnt his physicians entertain stroug hopes Of ~
ultimate recovery. We understand that The M
passed entirely through the bone. rasgiug ~
ward, and was Afterwards found In Mr.. C.S soek =
He 10 surrounded BY friends aud 10 receiving svery
attention that could bo de.irsd.
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LIBERAL EXEMPTION Lsw.-The Legislature OF
Minnesota has passed law exempsing home
stead Of eighty from levy for debts incurred;
also $500 worth Of household furniture, $500 worth
stock and utensils $500 worth of TOOLS the library
nf a professional man, and provisions enough to
support the family one year.
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z@- WArsR OooLRRs.-We have oil
hand u orr own manufacture, the best qualit.
WATER COOLER. neatly painted. Call apd SUP
ply yourselves at
my i4-a Corner Of i2th snd Gary streets.
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Ley New FIRE PRooF RoorISG.-Tt

subscribers, successors OF EsTILL Co., in their
PATENT ELASTIC
PIkE AND WATER PROOF
CEMENT ROOFING
hox offer the came 70 the public.
IL makes one OF the very beat and cheapest root
DEpoTS, &C.
II also makes an invaluable PAINT for tin roofs
ttops the ieaky ones. and prevents those newly pu
On from leaking.
Roofs paintef with this material will not requir
repaiuting for many years
All orders in city or country promptly sttendes
To- CD YALE CO,
$50 Main street
So County Rights in Virginia for sale.
Iy 2i-2m
CAUTION. - Messrs. G. D. YALE 4
co. are our only Agents. aud all Pers )ns usne
an init alton offered here. made through informs
ii9n got at the PateEt Office. will be liable to rs fo
trebl, damages. au9I EsfILL w.
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- LIooaIc. RoILRRs. 90 I

~ LIcoaIcs BOILERS, 30 AND 120
0lLLOss ron Woop on CoAL.--Thess Boilers have
very ample arrangement for regulating the heat,
and tor retaining II At given Temperature Ter
long sin,e just 70 hand, per schooner Hsxall, and
Tor sale II the Governor Street stove Store, by
GEORGE 8TAHkETT.
N. B --emaier sizes. 10 arrive. Also the farmers'
Boilers, ali sizes. on hand jyN
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nIVIDEND.-The Board Of Directors
- o. the Riehmond Fire Association bsve d~clar
ID a dividend of twelve and half per cent (or 31.S
per share) on the capital stock thereof. for the sis
months ending slst Auruit 1858. payable to the
,fter Friday next, luth Sept, 1873.
by order Of the Board of Directors.
n... = La p0SHER Q1c5
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HORRIBLE -Childs Nose Butten OF by its Fhtter.
Might before last domestic broil arose between
Daniel Devine and his wife. The woman was 10
bed with her daughter, child about Eve years old
Devine extinguished the light, went to where they
we're lying, and, mistsking the little girl for her
mother. deliberately stopped down and Bit her
nose of, dissevering the whole Of that member
from the face-a deed too horrible almost to think
Of The brute was, Of course, arrested on two
charges, one of disturbing the peace and the other
# mayhem. On the former the recorder fined him
$780, and on the State offense sent him before the
criminal court now ia session. The penalty for
nay hen. We believe Is at least ten years 10 the
penitentiary.-H. Louis Republican.
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Esy~ THE STOMACH prepares the Gle

ments of tho bile and the blood and il it does the
work feebiy anu iinperfectly, liver ana other ye1a
tipus dieea the certain result As toon, th,re
Tore a. an affections of this kind perceived,
may rest assured that he digestive organs
uf order. The rst and ouly thing 70 be done, is l.
administer q specific which Will act directly on tb
st1nseh-.he msinspring OF the animal machin-
ry. Tor thus purpose, We can eonhieptly recon
mend pr. HosrsrTER's CsLEBRATED STOMACH BIZ
/. gFRs Acting rs I'D Alternative and tonic i
streugthens the digestion changes the condition
tue blood and thereby gives regularity to the bow
els.
For saleby Druggists and dealers generally. eve
TYwhsre au 2o-lm
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POWERFUL ARfEsIAN WELL.-In boring an Arte-
sian we'll at Bourn, Lincolnshire, England, recent
ly, q spring was struck which threw the water 25
feet above the earth's surface at the rate Of 1855
GALLONS per uiuute 19l s44 900 gallons in twelve
months. 1t has only one equal, and that is in Pa
rta
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BURGLARS DISPOSED oF.-At q late sitting OF the
Circuit Court Of Pike county, Indiana, seven OF Q
gang Of burglars, recently broken up at Peters-
burg, were sentenced to the peuitentary fSr terms
ranging from two to ten years.
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LAUNCH Last Saturday atte6neoa,
~ ne ines n.sssss q the cit! Cosseil sst : $780,
ot oshef cistssos, visltsd the ship yor6 epp61ooo
hockeses te witness ~ lssasS q - G1sndns9.
Lco9 ,Aner tns sscsssafy pespesattene -.
completed, ths .bchos was pas 70 aoetoo. -
srscefuliy siided from her vsys iaso tbs Js6I16
riser. g she delight Of oil Who vissssssA ~ -
cesstul lsuoch. Tho company vsse ~ IGvS06i
to partaks OF aa old iashion sneunsw1ek 0opWsss
got up 10 excellsut style, and oshse .nsiaap pss-
pared Tor the occesion; and whsa eli ~ 1basesa
70 ihsi. sasisfsctios, thsy rspaired 10 ~ Iaeao
ooas ytng q kochsts bes, sad Witnessed suo tSsSA
msrios b'asts," which Rugipsse 0ill ~ - -
parcel % show With chat Aellity the ishes q 80
ssrstehtug acroas james river, could b reoovel
ana toe channel dsepened, n msans are Ibsnishe1
TO carry on the WORT. - - - 1
tis % b. regretted that many Of eur buuopsue
men seem TO take % little intsssss 10 the lnpee0o,
mens OF James river. By shs sxpesdispss q 4
iew thousand dollars, the channel nay g 80.
ened, % ~ 10 snsble vessels drawing ssvsseodn
feat Of water to load end unlood q Rcsaetta -
y this were done the seessisy s0r -lisAsseiAvs
freight scsoes the bsr veald be removed. k3sk-
nond should take bold Of this tmprovsnsnk an1
have it completed q once regardless ef cost.
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ANOTHER CABLE LaID.-The New Bedford Mercury
says the cable between Nantucket and Cape Poge
has been successfully relaid by Capt Bishop. with
the yacht steamer G. W. Lyon The work was
commenced on Thursday and completed the next
day and undoubtedly will result in success mes
saees having already been received at Nantucket
from Edgait0wn.
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u TAwBA BRANDY, CINCINNATI, OHIO -
This Brandy hes been manufactured for several
Years frcm the pure juice Of the Catawba Grape
Shus affordng additional evidence CT the progress
American enterprise and Industry, and OF our Abil-
ty to produce ices at home equal to ,hose made
" any other nation.
ut RxcELs the best imported Brandies, In purity
aud favor 1t Ia IN fact the best Brandy known II
- q sovereign and sure cure for Dyspepsia, flatu
sncy Cramp Cholic. Lsngu0r, Low Spirits Gene
cal Debility &c. No family should be without IT,.
aetail price 81 IS per bottle.
Sole agent for Richmond and vicinity, " PETER
SON successor to Alex Duval, I55 Main street, cor
# 18th, where dealers and customers will please
onward their orders
nv calling on the above agent the public can Rs'
snn all botlle grstuitousy, to test the article.
.a I0-dkcw3,n
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STAGE AccIpssI.--0n Friday wosk, The seaoe
coach 20 its vsy om charl~ssoa 70 Point Pleassss,
va when about thirty milcs from the latter places
WAS upses taso . deep rsvine. There wsre aoseA
passengers. one Of shcss, Ne. fsrssssssh, - =.
Loais, vas nearly killed. aud seyeu otbess wsas1e
Cd, mono, however, fatally. Ks z.s4sss
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ArfBnPrED I'D SUICIDE --On prilay
night last, Robert wiliets, mas aboss Afy yssso
of age, attempted 10 commit sueids b. eussls9 Ne
tnroat With pocket knifs. Eor several days pss-
Sf a 1mpsiuk his own li7s, vas Iaboeise 49,
defsrseM tveness. A. be I'D sworu . lse6Ro0
htmselH bis wife kept constant vaesA uosp ~ i.
and on fhursday ntsht disoovsssd plssol n -
possession, which she took charge o. Wtilest -
once before, - We underetand, atteupts6 s. O.
stroy himself His last effort wouid douAelsoo
have proved successfui bus for the dnllues Of The
knife used Az u was, he effected Ssarful essh n
his throat, partially cutting the windpips, DFs,
and thinks he q III recovar ~ =
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Courrss,srr Corr n Noara C>nozisA.-Coes-
esr1cs colp i 10 eircuissBps, opnsisstsg 81 Hs4ee
llcan Msxicas Doslsss, with hole sesvogA seseas&
sers Of lo60. fhe ao1lnrs ae1 talves oDVeos - -
eoppss o. se0pesisiaa plassA n esasesse =
pevteg C4 aine. 80 zss ~
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SINGULAR AccIpsNY.-IAst week . little eoa ee
Mr. Back Ramsey Of 0tbsop county, Tsun.. uao
playing in tss childish gles bestde sseeao 0f -.
ter, not more than six inches In depth, whse -
lost his ootisg aud fell into tho vaass % be lace
and VS. drowssd. This n she sscond child shAs
Mr. Ramsey has lost 10 the same msanss, ard -
tho sAme spot
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A COOP RRauLArIoN.-A good regulation Is that
of the British Post Office to wit: Letters badly
addressed, the owners of which cannot be found,
arc taken back to the Office (whence they were
sent) where list Of them is hung up daily parties
writing their address opposite to their names will
receive the letter the following morning" This,
IL must be selfevident is q far better mode OF
treating letters unintelligibiy or erroneously di
rected or failing Of their destination. than the
practice hitherto, and perhaps still pursued IN
This country, namely, keeping the letters on hand
k,r the space of ons. or perhaps three months and
hen bundiing them off to the General Post Office,
a. being ''down among the dead" ones.
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A eurpoassa.-Is Ncrd. OF Brasssls. rasses ~
voice In favor of shs psoposittos of Prss1eees
Buehanau 20 Queen Victoria 70 dsclase tbe Heslee-
aal neufralisy Of the Atlensic ssiexrnee. ne
London Mosning Post does tho ame ehines -
with the impossaut restrscsios pcs tuss6sd ~ -.
Bnchanap, that u bs usassnt oesy ~ - oossss
menes Of 10 two puvess wh0 oWs y.
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ANNIvERsARY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF Bosroy.-Tfe Q
22sth an anniversary of the settlement Of Boston wa.
observed there Friday q partial holiday. The
firing of national salutes, the opening Of the
City Library. grand concert on the Common BY
four bands Of music, accompanied by the guns Of
the Light Artillery, and parade by the First Reg
iNent, constituted the main demonstT ato8. In
the evening the First Regiment practised street
firing, attracting immense crowd to State street
and the vicinity. There were also iluminations
in front of the City Hall.
LAND SALES IN EASTERN VIRaISIA.-The Freder.
icksburg, Virginia, Herald notices the following
recent sales Of land in spottsylvania county:
Parm Of Leonard Wharton. 20O acres, $l3 per
acre to Fred Foster; "Green HILL" owne by The
estate of P. W. Dudley, deceased, 800 acres at IS
per acre. to Samuel Aisop: "Huietts." owned by
same, 100 acres, t263 per acre, to John r. Samuel
''Stsrkes." owned by same, 200 acres 81 Is per
acre, to Robert ]. Burruss In Caroline county,
W. D. Bates sold '.Cleveland," 600 acres $l2 per
acre, TO VIM. s. White, and "Hszle Grove" 600
acres $ll per acre, to Thomas Hensbaw.
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WORTH TRIAL-An exchange says that chill.
dren laboring under wbooping cough, obtain con-
siderable relief by breathing the exhalations from
lime which has been used In gas works
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An UNIUCKY PIPE.-An EngIish paper sfates
that iaborer. engaged 10 cutting q wheat field at
Highfield. in Derby shire, was smoking bis pipe.
when some nre from It ignited the standing grain,
and destroyed IN q few minutes between five and
elk acres OF wheat.
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~ DupLEYs& Co., Importers ane
Wholesale Dealers In Choice WINES. Fine BRAh
DIES. Old WHIsKkYo aud CIGARS No. ~ Msil
tree& u
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UNrLEAsANr-A young man from Richmond,
named Taylor, was caps.zed Friday morning, while
sora hunting near City Point, and narrowly es
capped drow ming. by cltnging to the bottom OF the
he had employed to manage the BOAT on the marsh.
After remaioing 10 the water nearly an hour, be
was rescued by a gentleman engaged in the same
sport, that 20 nearly cost him his life
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h~ HoBson's HAte CUrfInG, 6HAvIuO
AND saAMpoolxe sALoox. under the American ne
el-eptrspce On iith street
N.B-Hot Gold Ard shower BARNS sep be bod q
s hoars sslgle Bath 2s eents. sr tekets foy one
dollar. 1ee
~ BArMs BATHs, BATHS Hot,
1ola add shower Baths csn b. had daily At III
saamIooi1s eal,,on. uDAsr ths American Hossi.-
Z EhtrAlca 90 iItl street,
giasL 1ssis b csats, o. tssksts sbg o. apD
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~ BooKs for the entrv Of AN.

orricR or fHx q. q AND VIRGINIA CENTRAL
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES, kicHxosp, VA.
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MuaDKa.-A correspondent Of The Colsnbue
Sun, writing from Crawford, Russell county, Ais,
on the 14th inst, says:
A most outrageous murder vas comnitted Iase
night, shout eight mss wsss Of thts pbsce, - sho
neigh oorhood Of Mr.. Gsvsee T. Huft's. Toe vt5e
Of Mr. Isaac Potter WAS murdered, and hs y bakly
beaten. The wounds upon Mrs. Porter sppsaS -
nave been Inflicted with stick, her skull and jsv.
bone being broken. euspicsou rests speB somo
negroes In the neighboshood, Though no ssTssss
hxya bran Made. .sA
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PolsoNKD.-Miss Louisa Woodruff, young lady
residing in Salem, Ohio. was poisoned . few days
sinse BY eating . leaf plusked from soaae vine or
bush IN the Salem Censtery. Her limbs and arms
suelled to IN alarming extent, and IL ~as only by
the prompt nee Of the proper remedies that her
life WAS saved.
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Browne, in Stafford. Co, Va, was totally destroy.
BY Ore on Thursday night last, together with
all the furniture and other contents. Col. B. and
family were absent at the time. The house vas
Insured.
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fSy~ RICHMOND AGHsCY.
Liverpool and London Fire and Life
Insurance Company.
CApHAl SlU. .uUU. 600.

OVER HALF MILLION DOLLARS lNSEs-
TED IN THE UNITED STATES.
The liabilities Of the shaIe holders unlimited. Th'
avenues OF th, Com pany, derived from premium
OF Insurance., exceed TWO MILLION OF DOLLARS An
SCALLI.
rhe Company 10 therefore prepared to increas
tue amount iheIto taken, on u1exceptionabi,
rks They will issue policirs for loss damage b,
IRE buildings merchandise, household furniture
e.. &c, on liberal terms.
INSURANCE OF RENTS.
This Company will make insurance against los,
q RENTS by FIRE. a new and most liberia.
principle. -
FLOATING POLICY
Floating policies to insure dERCH ANDISR
wueu ia one or any number OF stores, on tht
v hayes aud on bf ard chips Ia port, granted.
Ia addition to the ordinary mode of insurance
llls Company issues PkRaANLST PoLIcIis On pa,
u.st % ten annual premiums, property is thence
'oftn permanently insured.
BY this plan Is saving of nearly FORTY PEI
CkNT. is effested (rhe sum thus saved will in f..
trea years amount TO the whole of the deposit J.
The risk and Inconvenience Of renewals are avoided
The policy can be cancelled at any time, at the rsi
u the holder, the premium being returned less fy
yer cent. CHAo " NOkThhh, Ao.nts
r W WYATT, "S''
S-dts Office for the present. 2D3 Main st.
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INDIAN CHIfF KnIEp.-0shkosch. chief Of the
Menominee Indians 10 Minnesota, was lately. while
In state of intoxcasion, killed BY bis two sons
0shkosch visited Washington 10 1850, and was
very old man at the time Of his death.
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TIE SIZE OF BRITISH CoLUMBIA.-The possessions
of the Hudson Bay Company, or the territory of
the continent over which they exercise control.
contain an area CT two millions 1ve hundred thou.
sand square miles. How much 10 that 1t is fif
teen and q half times larger than the State OF
California; about thrty-eisht times large the
State Of New York; nearly twice ~ large as the
whole Of the thirty one States of this Union, and
If omit the territory of Nebraska. is large
all our States and Territories combined! About
one-fffh Of that extent, or more than three times
the size of California. is said to be fit for sgricul
tursl or grazing purposes.
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pers0ns baving claj

tNOA'Sh' PCAOo Do'Ah6 SAoihN
~ against the estate of MARY CRUAP. deceased
will present them to the suhscrber rightly suthen
:icated Those indebted will make immedia,e pay
nett. WM BRACkxTf', Exor of
SO I4-3w* Mary Crump, decd.
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swA.PIs9 WIvRs.-A friend informs NJ that an
occurrence In Patrick county, came to his keow.
ledge few days since, which We consider deeidsd-
~ RICH Two Of rho cirsens OF thst 20 ahead Seats
having each about half dozen children. eooslsAs1
TO make swap OF an unheayd OF character. 0ne
proposed TO exchange Hires bat the other thtak.
ing his wife the most likely woman, said he must
have something to boot. Il wss hnally axrseA thse
the should give the other too and GAalf tsasA-
els Of potatoes, and the swap wss made. This. ~
doubt not, 10 fact 20 which our friend can fuen1eh
vouchers -Ddavil< (Td.) Transcvip<
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-20

Lass vesk 1882 Immigrants, lAsded at Castle
Garden, N. T.. mailing total of 81 .2s7 since shs
6rss VI January. 1885, against l36663 arrivals i0r
ths corresponding period Of lest yssr.
The Union Bank cf Ktuderbook. N. y. was bss
giariossiy entered % Wednesday nighs, ,ard robbe1
of % oo0to 5000
The members Of ehs Dichinsea family, whe -
eapsd shs nsssscIs & JaaA, airiysd q Bostop On
Thnrsday,