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Tie Greatest NttGS OF TIE Doy.
ATE. CAMPE'S 80 Main street, you can
n fad better assortment and cheaper Goods
than any other house in Norfolk
Again received another assortment OF those
rich double Jups colsred Silk Robes, with a
second supply of plain and fancy Dress Silks
at New York prices, French and Eng hsh Meri-
noes and Defines, Pal De Chefre Ducals, Va
Iencias, Plaids &c.
My Stock of Fancy Goods comprises all the
novelties of th4 dal esidss a rich Stock OF
Bonnet and TY.nmirg Ribbons, fine Gimpure
aud Brussels, Laces, Fripges, Fluted Ribbons,
Pompadoure Trimmings &c.
Crockett ard Velvet heading la mode for
Closks &c, AGO assorted Corsets Just to hand
from 81 90 to $500 per pair. Can and look at
our Stock, as We take pleasure IN showing Cur
Goods. Il. CAMFE,
oc6 MAN rect
&INii lIFIELD MiDLING ID A g . n
y = a 4ca quality in store and for sale at low
etr..e, uy DAVIS s. W0MBLE,
o. Campbeifs VII arr
DNOMDER
NALL 40. 8, SOUTH CHURCH street.
~ 49, Ha'r f.N
KEROSENE OIL.
WE have large Stock now on hand, tor
w sale by Bbl or gallon.
se,e3 KING & TOY.
TODDS Extra Sugar Cured Hams and Extra
l. Smith6eld Middiings IN store and Tor sale
by DAVIS & WOMBLEs
se23 5CampbeiPS wharf
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TEETii, I'FETM
ADAMS Is p X cry.
The Old EstaALksih.r InAeyy

No. ~, nam Street. h'onlA IN forum o..sa.
k'oHMhNLf conc :fr = Jamre Adam,
A now csrried o. u BIS SISTER ,JkSIA
DAVIDSON, respec!ta.y .l'urms tat PAthc.
i'lat III addition to the =. ts csIa.!y ke,t ia
her line such as BRIL-, CAKES. P1hS Ct
CRACKERS viz: sodo, latter, suear WIN.
Pilot and Navy cRACkLkS; port,cuisi az: SD
ton is called 70 he! AhE W hQCT CHECK
EMS, which have been iiGniy sci: I.pel,tiel
by the Medical faculty iCI .pYa4s4s-tne rcEa,
tation ioI the supe, 4o!Ity .i.,y getrs Wl4cL Lis
establishment has fer MAN years enjcgsd
VII De naliItalHed B. The IIes,eIlt Proprietor
fe Lily AGNES I,ayIuSDN
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OUR NEW GOODS.

nPiNlNG OF Fall Stock of Dry Goods a;
" MlLLAR'S Cash Bargain Store.
We have the honor OF announcing TO thu
thousands Of readers Of the Day Book, that '"r
are prepared 10 exhibit a new, complete a.~
beautiful assortment at low prices.
We won't exhaust the patience OF the pubitr
by publishing long list OF all the Bargains
but respectful. ask personal examination.
Don't forgetthe place n IL, Market Square
&C ii
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OCEAN house, PORTSNU UlR,

WATTS Z EMMERsoN, PROPkINIOk.
Samuel Archbold, Washington, D Z; Il
Everett, CASTOR, N c; Lewis Thomas, Mat
ibews county; c Ii Foster, Hert.ord, N c.;
J Tunstali, Granville, n C; j H Lewis,
Aursee, Va.
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CAPTURE OF A SUPPOSED BIGAMIsT. John
H. Bowen has been captured in Tenn ssee on
a charge of bigamy. He is Charged with
marrying young lazy in Portsmouth ~hile
he had wife in the city of Philadelphia
As the offence was committed here we have
no doubt but he will be brought back for
tanned. ...a .,I Ek
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hotel Arrivals.
VAIJOVAL HOTEL. NORFOL 4,
Va L. WALTERS PRop RECTOR

Va L. WALTERS, PRoP RECTOR.
MIR Stevenson, w d Butler, Southampton;
Timothy Coe, Miss . b Peterson, New
York; DR. q Hunter, Princess Anne county;
WR D White, Hartford; Lieut.. Barton, la
dy and servant, Royal Army. Bermuda; Jos
Djas, John McHulty, W D Wood, Il am pton;
Thes Webb and sister, Lafay cite; W wager.
Miss G Early, Miss Garth, Madison; W
Fentress Holmes; Panama; S ami II Subiett,
Richmond; B G Ely, Johr Barrasol, Chuck
atuck; Geo Brice, K Harrison, Jas Grimes,
j Li,chfeld, Norfolk County; u II Cramp,
Nansemond; W o Smith, A N McPheeters.
J W Alwyp, Va.
MERCHANT s HOTEL. NORFO.
john SMITH, Ja., Proprietor.
Dit vsi, Jas s White, lsle of Wight;
N T Pate, Richmond; w A Jones, J G Cow
per, suffolk; Mrs b w Wilson and daughter,
New Jersey; John Stewart, Mrs Stewart,
New York; Capt WIN Buruick, Ship Albion
Captain Bursh and lady, Nansemond, Va;
P Hull, ) Martin, F Jones, L Schmidt,
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03- Mr.. Jones, tie editor OF the Spir IF the
Times writing to that aper u!der date If 3rd
inst, says;
Speaking of Hampton Roads, and OF Norfolk
and Portsmou tn, few people have any idea of
the vastness of this natural hart or, tits not
at all unusual, after a severe gale OF tvu or
three days duration. 10 see from two to three
hundred vessels get under way, which have
sought shelter in the Roads from the dan gers
of the ocean. The Naval Hospital is Il building
which will attract attent on IN entering Nor
folk, and the Dry Dock and that huge humbug,
the Pennsylvania are well worth looking at.
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Local Items.

Mayors CouRr.-N. w. Parker Pres'd-
ing.
Nothing worthy Of notice going on at
this court. The city is reported unusually
quiet by both the night and day police.
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WASHINGTON POINT DYEING ES-
TABLISHMENT.

OFFICE-CoRNER MAIN AND FENcHuRcH SITS .
Ii AvING every apparatus requisite, and the
f1artistic skill OF the German, French and ma
cleansing, dyeing and retinishing Ladies and
Gentlen ems apparel, Silk, Satin and Canton
Grape Shawls, Cotton, Woosted, &C. &C. My
valed / solicit .he continued custom of the
community. ,,,,o,,
IL, L.
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IF YOU WANT PURE
BRANDIES,
WINES, aa
WHISTLES,
TEAS, CIGARS, &C., &C.,
TNosr roRGSr TO CALL AT
A. J. MOCK b CO.'S,
No. %, West Wide Water street.
rols-lv NORFOLK, VA.
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JSXCHANGE -r 10
west Main, near CRANKY street, No IS, Norfolk,
va. Boarders by the day, week, month or
year, at moderate prices &c
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FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK
West Side Bank street,
a FE w STEPS FRI ON MAIN STREET
NORFOLK, VA.
Days interest ut the rate of i've per eSss
on all Sums rem aiming on deposit 90 days Ahe
upwards, and four per cent if remaining is,ss
months or paid to The depositors if preferfet.-
Deposits received and paid daily. Office heiass
from A. NJ. to 2xP NJ. piscount dave, EtsA.
days and Thursdays, at 10 o'clock.
Persons having funds to deposit viii hs dn
Institution safe and convenient ioy the pta SosS.
Directors for ths Present Year.
JOHN B. WHITEHEAD, President.
SAx'L Fl. HoDeEs, s. HARrHpoRs
Jos. T. ALLYN, J. JAMES doom
C. II. MATTHIAS, F. W. SEAsup
W. Il. HUNTER. Cashier.
MERCHANTS AND MECHAmp
les, SAVING BANK.
Ofioe No. SO Bark Street,
ELISHA GAMAGE, PRESIDENT
DIRECTORS.
DKLAFy, Jos X. .SpRATLny
q W GRANNY, hyLANp CArps,
JAS Y LRIsR, ". T. EAsHssoya,
W. L. WALES, Caahies.
This Lnstitu+son oness so she nfss-
L chant snC Mechanic The Farmer snd}st,s
Professional man, in town and country an op.
poItunity 10 make SUES Of money pfodocays
that otherwise mi4A .snslD idie, the Interest," OF
which will be Sems-annually added fo the ta.t.
cipal, and yet may be witborpwb Ut snorf no
tiee.
1t also recommends Itself 10 Executors, Al.
ministratoss and Gsardians, afoloing an rs.
doubted guarantee OF safety. aswe,i from the ~.
sponstbility and integrity Of its Ii,yec,o,a ana
stockholders, as from toe security al spft1s
emily large joint fund
The rate of 3per cent per amir, wli} ne Al
lowed on sums remaining On deposit fol 80 ax w
or mere, and 4 per cent for 8 shorter time The
ofhce of the Bank " Ill he open daily for iecetx.
ing and paying deposits nom Il IL. HI
Discount Days "Wednesday ann Saturday.
10
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tbs WIsAN's STEAMER The Bessrs. Wi
mans are still engaged in making alterations
to this ara aots in the ship line, and it is
said that she cannot get here until some time
next week. When she does come she will
stop at ChamberIaine's wharf, unless some Of
her machinery should be out of fix; in that
event, she will g up TO the Navy Yard,
where the Commodore has, through the in
terposition of Dr.. j. j. Simpkins, the Col
lector of the port kindly eonsepted to let Der
come.
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G. RE A r B A r G A N >
ONLY THIS WEEK.
100000 $ e e arS

OF DIFFERENT. BRANDS,
S4,25 to S. Per MI.
$500 lbs. CHEWING T0BACCO,
10 Cents n Id.
TEaMs-Cash on delivery Also variety ct
fine 1mported Liquors and Segars.
SChMIrT & SELDNER,
No. .l3 East Wide Water street,
seo7 r r Segar Manufacturers.
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Y. M. !. CApErs.-As before stated, ibe
at the approaching iair; and a committee Ct
FIVE has been appointed to receive and pro
vide suitable quarters fcr the youthful SOL
dlers-vZ
VIM. Taylor Esq Asjar Y. j. Coprew
Richd. c. Taylor ESQ. Major z. 4. Dauah-
trey, and John X. Cooke Esq;
Any OF our citizens who may visa To ex-
que.ted to furnish theic Lamzs n tbe com
mittee.
The intelligent and weli-diiii=d c,rps will
be cordially welcomed TO cur shores, ard en-
tertaineG III good old Virginia style.
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THE FAIL SEASON.

pkOoMS, BUCKETS, Wash rubs. " 90,
IL Spoons, Rolling Pins, Brass Hoped Buck
cts, Clothes Pins and Lines, for sale by
NJ + BELL,
&C IL No Main
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FoRTREss NoNRoE- The Artillery School
of Practice at Fort Monroe has beea aug.
mented by the addition of Captain Burton 5
Company {P) Of the 3rd Artillery, whose
arrival at that place We noticed some weeks
ago. ....... ...== z...
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Committed TO JAIL.-Thomas Collin,
sailor, employed by the Messrs. Baker on the
wreck of the bark Octavia, q miles to the
southwark of Cape Henry, quit on the lst
instant, saving he would be absent about ten
days. Previous to leaving the n.ighbor-
hood however, he went to the house Of o
women named Sarah Whitehurst. about two
o'clock on the morning of the 4th inst, and
broke into it, with the intention, as she char
ged, of committing rape on her; but being
foiled in the attempt he went off Next day
the woman laid complaint before Jonathan
Hunter, Esq, magistrate Of Princess Anne
county, who issued warrant for the arrest Of
Collins, and sent it to the Mayor of this city,
where it was supposed he had gone. N. W.
Parker, Esq, acting for Mayer Ferguson,
who was absent at the time, thereupon gave
the warrant to officer Cox to apprehend Col
Inns, who was, through the vigilance of Mr..
Cox, sosn taken and lodged in Jail till called
for by the authorities of Princess Anne
Herald.
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CAsrORs, CASTOlSs, CASTORS
lust received a lot 0 Richly Plstei Casters
u oi different styles, some OF them just out
ror a really nice and Lew article Of Silver
Plated Castor al a reasonable price, Cal II at the
store OF the undersigned.
kec elVed also a lot OF Silver Plated Tea and
Table Spoons and Forks, which will be sold
low toy Ct GREENWOOD
II Main street
o, y Head OF Market S uare
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OYSTERS. Regarding oysters, these delight
lul esculeuts enter SO largely into the com
forts and happiness OF hie, that word IN
their praise may not be amiss. NJ entertain
ment is complete without oysters. Mea bet
oysters; women dote upon oysters; children
cry for oysters. Before til, soItening il
faence of OYSTER, human austerity bends,
and kindness irradiates features before dark
with clouds. Their odour Of virtue is to the
inward sense; we inhale ths steamy and
savoury eff1aence from he Kitcben as har-
binger of pleasant tastes; fancy burns in an
ticipation of fancy roasts ,or indulges 10 stap-
endous imaginings Of s;ews, and poesy winds
its shell an oyster sbell-iD soardias the
praise of oysters.
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Property SALE.-The brick dwelling and
store attached, belonging to Mrs. Mary H.
Butcher, was sold yesterday at auction by
Ferguson 4 Bslote, for $2500. Wm. Sny-
der purchaser. Cost near $500. Not adver-
tiseG in the Dsy Book
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TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT
= 4y PAIN.
~ N vUIy1UAK ER I-.-lr

TEETH K y II Il VI n - w AAAAooA
N. DEN IST,
Oft;ee in Johnson's Hall, Main street, Norfolk,
Va. Extracts Teeth without pain, by means OF
n. B. Persons desiring the services Of Dem
fist, will find it to their advantageto cali ~ ms
rooms before engaging elsewhere, as all OF MS
work will be done at Northern prices.
REORGANIZATION and advice given nee OF
charse.-o1 oe
w. No. l03 q los Church street, Norfolk.
Dealer In Porter. Ale, Cider, and superior MIN
sral Waters Fine Draft AAe always on hand.
oc3 1.s
TNo d. GoNDAE y g; ncr opr,cr
No. 80 Market Sqssare,
Buy GOLD AND SILVER Coins at highest rates,
and all kinda of uncurrent Money on reason
AD TycnA NOV on BaItim ore, Philadelphia, New
York and Boston for sale at market rates
LAND WAKgANrs bought and sold.
de lily -
LAND WARRANTS OF ALL
sizes constantly wanted, for which the hisne"
cash prices Will be paid BY NJ HURLEY,
West side Market square
T. BOARDING HOUSE.
West Main, near CRANKY street, No %, NoiioAA,
Va. Boarders by the day, week, month or
year, at moderate prices. sc
GUSTAV HANFT, -,
HAIR DRESSING SALOON.
UNpER NATIONAL HOTEL, NORFOLK, VA.
. Hair Cut, Curled and Dressed in every style, by
Accomplished Artists. &.
Gentlemen may rely upon receiving entirs
Abstraction at this establishment.
Toilet Articles, sc. for sale Sc BY
NOR KIDNEY AND BLADDER Az
NS.-HARTSHORNE'S GREAI
BUCHU COMPOUND, for the rapid cure OF all
Kidney and Bladder Complaints. TINS Con-
centrated Compound Extract of Buchu IS the
hest remedy in the world for all diseases or
complaints of the Bladder, Kidneys, Dropsy,
Gravel, elects, Lencorrhea or Whites, Urinary
Complaints, Distractions and all diseases and
weakness of the sexual Organs, whether OF
constitutional origin, or from any other cause
of long or short duration.
1t is prepared hy a Chemist, contain ing no
mercury and is pronounced BY medical men
to be not only the best but the cheapest, buchu
Compound in tue world. Persons who nave
suffered for years and could scarcely walk
have been cured by using one or two bottles
H9- Large bottles 81; small bottles 20 cents.
Sold by Druggists in Norfolk, Portsmouth ana
Hampton. Sc 30
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NOT TRuE.-The report in circulation, orr
ginating with the Washington Star, that
Miss Martha Haines Butt, o. Norfolk, int4n
ded trying her fortunes on the stage, is not
true, and wecan assure the Star and all 9TH
e. papers which have copied it, that, neither
Miss Butts ambition or taste will ever
prompt her to seek fame on the stage. Nor
is there much danger, ju tging from h er in
dependent circumstances, that she will be
forced to do anything of the Kind from ne
cessity.
ANOTHER FLUID ACCIDENT Mrs. Keitch
formerly Mrs karcher) came near being Sc
r.ously burned by spililng 1iuid ION lamp on
her sress last mig {, But foc the timely assis-
lance OF couple Of 8 ntlemen i'll putting out
the flames, her dress must have been burned off
OF her and heIsel tauly injured
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T AND WARRANTS.
LAND WARRANTS OF ALL
sizes constantly wanted, for which the highest
oct XIV NJ. HURLEY,
West side Market square
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VISITORS TO THE FAIR. Mine Host Wal
tiers of the National Hotel is making prepar-
ations to accommodate a large number of
visitors who are expected to throng this
city during the days OF the fair Of the Sea
board Agri cultural Society. We are pre-
pared from actual experience to say that
visitors will fnd at this establish
ment, the very best Of fare, the incest and
cleanest rooms, and the best and most atten-
tive servants in the State. The private
boarding houses will also make prepar atoms
for goodly number, and we are happy to
say that many of our private citizens will
throw open their doors to friends from the
country, which win greatly relieve the pla-
ces of public entertainment. So there can be
no doubt upon this hand ard we hope to see
present legions from every county in the
sister States of Virginia ard North Carroll
ma. r.-.r
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Nj EW ORLEANS MOLASsEs-A suppl
~ gust received and for sale low by Bbl,. o
single g. Lon by DAVIS y WOMBLE,
&c IA 5 Campbell's wharf
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MARINE NEws.--The schr before reported
ashore on Brigantiae Beach proves to be the
John Collins, of Barnegat, from Virginia
with load of wood. She is nearly new,
and should the weather continue favorable
for few days she will undoubtedly be got
off. .s
The.wreckcd material reported, passed by
Capt. Beale, of the steamship Potomac, " as
no doubt some joiner work carried away
from steamship Roanoke, which arrived at
New York on Monday afternoon from this
city. ...tg .-F.
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SMOKING TOBACCO.
'f'HAT celebrated Powhatan Smok ne Tob,c.
Il co can be found only at
VIM. A NEHEGAN'S Segaf Emporinn
Sc doors above Opera Aeuse Chuysb e.,
HOLGATE'S b q A Ps.-AIso Rin,o.,-,,'
~ Cleaver's and other popular varietiss -
hand and for sale by
seM SANTOS, WALKE CO
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SnAsH uP. This morning We saw three
quarters OF buggy With horse attached
coming at full speed down Middle street,
Portsmouth. Could DO; learn Who the team
be longed to, ur il any one was burt.
MILITIA TRAINING.-lf we are not mistak
en-, the Fall militia training will take place
some time during this month. We look
forward to the general muster with good
deal of interest, as il has been a long time
since We witnessed turn out Of the eyinc-
BILE troops Of the liBe. 10 old times, CON.
manders were 70. always selected on &C,
count Of their knowledge o: military tactics.
We remember td have heard Of one captain
of the old regime who, in exercising his com
mand, marched them towards a fence, aud
forgetting, or being ignorant Of the order,
"by the right fark, file rjsnt,' whieh be
should have given, braa iee out, just as tie
men were about to scale tie .spee, e'sGuap
der Go ID yte,
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VIZ H. BUCK,
w. No. 1893 e los Church street, No1olk:
Dealer In Porter, Ale, Cider, and superior Min'
ersl waters, Fine Draft Aae always on hand.
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TIMBER AND ITS DECAY.

The present century has been marked by
very active inquiry into the nature of wood,
the structure of its fibres and cells, the de-
rangements TO which the flores are subject, the
effect of these arrangements on carpentry and
ship building, and the best mode of removing
the evil. There have been many curious facts
ascertained concerning the qualities of differ
ent kinds Cf timber, and especially in relation
to its decay. The explanation of dry rot may
be stated follows: All trees contain within
their pores kind of albumen, which contrib
utes to the sustenance of the growth but when
the tree is felled, and the trunk and branches
converted into timber, this albumen becomes
evil instead of good. When the albumer
is moist-which it always is before the timber
is seaSoned-it has tendency to enter into q
sort Of fermentation if this state commences,
the aIbumen becomes favorite relish for GER
tain minute animals, who forthwith bore for
themselves invisible passages through the
wood, TO attain the object of their search /;
these passages admit air and moisture, which
so act upon the chemical constituents of the
sap as to afford kind of soil in which minute
parastical plants grow these plants, sprout-
ing out, force holes for themselves through
the wood, and appear on the surface as drv rot.
Attempts innumerable have been made to find
out some chemical mode of protecting timber
from ruinous decay. Sulphate of iron has
been recommended, also sulphate of copper,
a steep -preservative of wood. Gel. Con-
greve proposed the adoption of a coating of
oil of tar. Afterwards, 4 mode was brought
forward of extracting the air from the pores of
the wood, and forcing chemical agents into the
pores thus vacated then came Multitude of
proposals respecting the substance TO be en-
ployed-coarse whale oil, oil OF birch bark /,
unslaked lime, pyroligneous acid, etc. But
the albumen cannot be driven out; and IL
dried, it has a tendency again TO absorb mois-
ture. Hence chemists have recommended
and practical men have adopted, modes of rem
dering the albumen insoluble, by combining it
chemically with some other substance; being
made insoluble il defies moisture.
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by laughing and other means was rather
dangerous pastime.
SENATOR HUSrER.-On the other side OF
Mr. Davis is seated another gentleman, who
from his prominence before the public, and
the bare possibility of his being the next
Democratic candidate for the Presidency,
commands a passing notice. X. NJ. T. Hun
ter, of Virginia. is perhaps the slouchiest
Senator in Congress-. Rather short and stout,
swarthy, with black hair, apparently not even
yet sprinkled with gray, he is what would be
considered an ordinary looking man-except
perhaps for his extreme negligence in his at
tire, which in person in his position is some
what extraordinary. His hair is full and un-
kempt, his collar apparently unconscious of
starch, and his limp cravat tied and hanging
in the extreme of the negligent style. His
enunciation is not good, being thick and in
distinct, and his gesticulation and manner un-
graceful. That he is man of ability, how
ever and great ability, no one, at this late day,
can dispute. Some twenty years ago, L be-
lieve, he was Speaker of the House, and he
stands now the acknowledged head of Virgin
ian statesmen.