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Affairs in Norfolk.


Tho co, NORFOLK, April 6, 1859.
me new tax bill They also passed resolution
rUIo.'nins nIsua me City stesm Ferry between this
pace ana Portsmouth, after the Ist Nav. Th.
oommittee "a on the Fire Department were ordered
,or ior the building of new engine house
ana sor 'ne y gson Fire Company. Messrs i. H. Delk
nuu ~. II. chamberlain were appointed proxies to
,n, epresent the council aud the city in the next
pn,eellGg ng OF ,he stockholders of the Norfolk and
;ns. ;fSDufg Railroad, which convenes on the 14th
;n ;ns': JOINT committee we're appointed TO exam.
ine lnto the affairs of the aims house.
oh motion OF Capt Lamb, 1t was resolved that
s,e GMunhissione ., the ensuing eetion, on the
t'n hondsy In May, be instructed to open poll
70 .ake tne sense of the people in regard to the
.oustruction OF new market house. After the
conEcil adjourned. '"''"e''' '"e
there was sudden change of the weather here
asl evening and this morning ice, which had been
formed during the night, was to be seen in any Of
the ponds around the city. " "'' "
l.. Montague, Esq the Democratic candidate
IoI Lieut. Governor will address the unterrified at
odd Fellows Hall, on Saturday evening next. He
will also speak in Portsmouth the following Mons
day evening. PrRcnss,ow
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SPECIAL NOTICES
f lF YoU HAVE A CouoH.

~ III ToU HAvE COUGH,
TAKE HAMPToN's TINCrups
e von ,,r. p, TAKE HAapToN's TINcTuRE.
G. ,ou ,.v. p,oI.sI,,E ThkE aAMpToN's rINcrunR.
=. TAKE HAM.ToN's T1NCrURp
II you have Pain In the back I'VE
re- KE HAMPToE's TINoTuRE
,,on,.v. uo.1s, TAKE nAmpToN's TINoTURx.
TAKE HAMPTON's TINCrupr
ASTHMA, COUGH, C0NSUMPrON Tho Hr;sn
uost highly esteemed; like thousands az our hcst
known citizens feels it duty to bear testin,a,r -
ne ne w5n1e.tui curative power OF HAMPTOS's
without giving II triali Call and get a pamnh,at
snd see testimony.
BALTIMORE, SEPT Is, 1883.
Msssrs. Mortimer q .Aosobrar-G Gentlemen. I bava
)een tur some time afflicted with Asthma accomna
lied with shortGess OF breath, with many
properties of HAMPT0N'S VEGETEBLE TIEH.
CuRB from having used the same, induced me To
procure bottle of the Tucture, and by the use of
me bottle much better that was induced 10
Of it, and by taking five OF six bottles was
estored to my usual health. and will say to ell per-
VEGETABLE TINCTURE.
Gentlemen-Yol are ~ liberty 70 use my name
or the benefit Of the afflicted
s. West corner Of MbOrty and Clay SITS,
sS- Call and get Pamphlets and see cures.
Sold by PURCELL, LADD 4 co, Richmond; by
Dr. COOKE, Fredericksburg; by all the Druggists
Petersburg; by MORTIMER h M0WBkAY
Sal;imore. and by Druggists and Shop-keepers
everywhere.
ea- 81 nov bottle; six bottles for s..
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q AAA AsHLAND hACLs
>s~ SPRING MEETING, 1859.

Ths spring meetin4 over this course will com
menCe on TCE-D4Y, l,th day OF May next, and
continue throuGhout the week.
RIRSI p4VPost stake for all ages four mile heats
500 entrance; sl0n forfeit. sIytU added By the
Club Closed ON lst inst with f0ar Subscribers. viz
T d w DosTeli John Hunter, 4 Ii Dickinson
ali James NJ Tav lor.
sECoSD DAEFirst Race Sweepstakes for three
year old colts snd hllies $500 entrance. 500 for
lett. Ciosed lst Dst, with the following eutrles
Thomas Boswell enters ch c, Exchequer, by
Revenue, dam Nina, by Boston.
Gibbons enters (, Cfinoline, by Financier
dam Miss Matte, by Umpire
John Hunter enters b C. by Lexington, dam By
Glencoe.
= F ii Hall eDtera gr f. Faith, by Childe Harold
dam Fidelity, by Priam.
!Scco,,d Rdee-Ssne Day.-Jockey Club purse
$3.50, three mIie heats.
THIsD DAY-FiFtt Rdcs Sweeps takes for three
year old colts hllies. $3.50 entrance. Halt for
felt. Mile heats. To name and close 18th March
.S9coftd R0cs-Eame Dsy-PrOprietor's purse, $500
Two mile heats.
FOURTH DAY-Ftrd Race sweepstakes for three
year old colts ana hliies, out of mares that never
produced winner. $3.50 entrance. Halt forfeit.
Nile heats. To name nd close 18th March.
Ssc07ed R0cs-3ame Day.-Proprietor's purse, $50,
Mile hoats-best three In five.
FIFTH DAY.-HaaSicsp race for service Of plate.
the value OF S3E Entrance $50, to be added TO the
stake. second horse 20 save mis- entrance, Sided
three or mors start. Three mile heats
Nominations for the bove mentioned Colt Stakes,
closing 18th March nezt 10 be addressed to
NATHL A THOMPSON,
sec'y Ashland Jockey Club.
ASHLAND. Hanover county, Va, Jan 26, Is. 2.
ia 2T-2aWtMiUktd
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o. d. FiIley, the Republican candidate, has been
re elected Mayer of St. Louis, by 1900 majority.
Edwin Booth bas been presented with a silver
goblet by bis friends in Charleston, 8. G.
No less than nine men were arraigned in New
York, on Monday, charged with murder.
On Saturday 700 tons of fee from Lake Huron
reached Pittsburg by cars from Cleveland.
The 22i of April is set apart as a day of fasting
aud prayer by the Governor of Iowa.
whale, forty feet in length end thirty feet in
circumference, was captured near Beaufort, N. c.,
on Monday last. ~
There was slizhtfa Of snow in Baltimore and
Washington on the 5th inst.
Three negroes are now under sentence of death
In Henry county, Va, for poisoning their master.
little son of Lewis Sedinger, was drowned in
the Guyaudotte river, Va, on the Goth nit.
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~. THx GREAT VIRGINIA REMEDY,

PETERS INFALLIBLE REMEDY FOR 9ONOg-
RHGA, AND ALL SECRET DISEASES.
This great American Remedy, containing no Mer
curisl or Balsamic properties, excels every thing
heretofore offered the public in its curative resto
ratlye AID renoyating powers; and the medical
world are astonished when told that the above re-
medy will cure the above diseases, and confounded
when they have occusr demonstrations OF the facts
8ut the proprietor, who bas known of the remedy
for twenty odd years, has known OF case of twenty
Years standing be restored to perfect health and
all other of shorter duration, TO be restored
without single exception, and therefore challenges
any Gaze of Gonorrhoaa hich the remedy will net
cure, provided the directions carried ont with
prudence on the part of the patient; and to any
purchasing half a dozen bottles, aud using accord
ingly, in his or her case he guarantees perfect
medicine. free of charge, TO complete the cure
through his agents; and will oe effected with
out Inconvenience 20 the patient Sold by
GRUBBS d APPEReOS Druggists,
Agents for the city of Richmond,
de l0-6ms No. 20I Broad st
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ss- THE BEsr CoUaH s7nup IN rRE

WUAID.
The best Cough Syrup in the world is Harts
1orne's Pectorsi Syrup or Wild Cherry.
This article ia prepared by a chemist and is pro-
lounced by medical men, and those who have used
It, to be the best preparation for Coughs, Colds
Jatarrh Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Sore Throat from
cold, and preventive of that lien OF diseases
Consumption.
Persons who sing should use it. It is pleasant to
the taste sottens clears and strengthens the voice.
alays ell irritation OF the throat and lungs and pre-
vents taking cold.
Bottles Is and so cents and 81. Sold by all Drug.
gists in Richmond. Norfolk, Petersburg, and al
towns in Virginia. &C I5--6m
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~ BURRows RELIABLE MEDICINE.
THE MOST EXALTED REMEDY IN THE

Has cured. and is DOW daily ehecting the most
extraordinary Of diseases, 10 which humanity
is afflicted Thousands, who were hitherto suffering
unGer the most inyeterate diseases, and which
deemed bey ond the skill OF medicine. have been
wonderfully restored to health, by the use Of this
truly great remedy. For S0ROFULA, RHkUMA-
TI5M, SYPHILIS, PILES, DYsPLPsIA. ALI
sCR0fUt Us AFFECTIONS, and for all diseases
resulting Um impurity Of The Mood IL is unsurpAss-
ed by any medicine IN metica, science.
BY thoroughly purifying the Blood aud Stomach,
ana strengthening and renovating every organ OF
the human system. 1t necessarily cures all those
diseases resulting from morbid action OF the same.
such as LIVER COMPLAINT, NERVOUS 4FFEC-
Tl0Ns, GEN ERAL DfB LITY ERUPf l,inS
ON THE SKIN, CHRONIC FkVE AND AGUk,
and all other diseases which well known to ex-
ist from the above causes All that IL asked Ia
fair trial. which will assuredly convince a,y one Of
the Incompatible efficacy OF this remsi kab pre-
paration in curing the diseases for which it re-
commended For particulars call and get de-
scriptive circular. Prepared BY
w BURHOW Co.,
Practical and Ansiy tical Chemlsfs,
Nortoik, Va.
For sale in Richmond by Purcell, add Co..
DR. W Garlick, Waring Pearce, and Drugs ists
generally. mn i--3 m
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SPRING Ice Last Tuesday night was

Nu Tue -HHet Iu66uay night was
cold enough for Christmas, and yesterday morn
Ing ice was abundant in various parts of the
street. Jack Frost, too took Occasion IN nav ~.
respects to April, and rudely nipped many Of the
tender plants and buds that had put on their
Spring attire, but, as far as we have been able 20
learn, the fruit blossoms sofered very little from
MS ntrusiop It is to be hoped that old Jack has
now departed for the season, and that bis blight.
ing touch will be visible no more for several
months.
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sas- BEAUTY 1t mas a votary in ey

cry heart moves 70 love, and rehnes the taste. If
you wish TO be subjected 10 such an Influence. go
to the PHUT0GRsPh Ph and FINE ART 9ALLERY
and see il glow ppon the canvas, breathe from the
serial-toned hMBRuTYPE aud highly finished
PHOTOGRAPH. Do this, and If you have a heart
to ;eel ard taste to appreciate, you must be
pleased.
Photographs taken oil sizes, up to LIFE, copied
in oil or water colsrs making really beautiful pic
lures. q w MINNtS.
Opposite Custom House. Main st.
NH % Richm pnd
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PRICE ONE CENT

S.zr BuIDssa--A New York journal ssys -
nssis now aeing 10 the ship bui, ding busi1ess ss
snis port Such q stag nation in rhi. branch of
iednsfry has not been known for mspy years. A
Ierry boats are fn process Of construction bot
30 order for steamboat or q sailing vessel Ia
svsy rare occurrence All fhis 10. ef course,
patton can be found for scores of sfes, boa,s and
sss.aoe vessels Row tied up Ut the whsryes, the
- WI continue TO be idle. Thers ia ja-t
srss...gh svS sight improvements psrceptibie In tha
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DESTINATION OF UNITED STATES vEssEts-Oi the
eleven United States vessels ordered to be fitted
ont Immediately at the different Navy Yards, four
are destined for the African squadron, four for the
PRcifc eqadron, and three for the East India sta.
sioD None are nominaiiy for the Gulf They
"a ay. however, be available for the latter service
il affairs in Central America should require it,
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Loss OF VEssEL-Tbe echooner nnIv Can of
Baltimore, which left the Rsppahannock river on
the 18th of March for Baltimore, was overtaken the
day following by aaIe. The sails were reefed.
out the gale split the mainmast from end 10 end
An en'rt Was made to reach harbor, when she
hied over her cabin seats. Bailiug was then re-
sorted to, but, the water gaining fast she wa, run
on the Great Tangier island, with view of saving
the lives OF the hands. The captain, John STAINS.
bury, and crew-George Robinson William Budd
and another man-then deserted the vessel and
reached the shore in yawl boat. The Only Son
was freighted with hoop poles aud brovnstuffs.
from fredericksburg, Va. The vessel, which still
lies on the shore, is total wreck, and is not in
sured. The captain and crew, whose names appear
above, we're picked up by the steamer Wilson
Small.
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AxEncAss IN PsIsos IN rrHu.-.Ale1ander Rob

AAEaIcANs IN PRIsoN IN PERU.--Alexander Rob.
nsou who states that he has family 10 Baltimore
and that he himself has served many years on
board U. S. vessels Of war, has written q letter
from Callao, complaining of his arrest aud impri-
sonment there by the police, and subsequent sen.
tipce, however, had not been carried out. Mr..
Robinson does not give the specific charge upon
which he was arrested, but complains that Mr..
CLAY, our minister, has made no effort to justice
done him. Z. NJ. Jefferson, of Boston, also COM
plaiss that be was arrested st Csllso aud inpri.
ssned over two years ago. and still remains In pri.
son, unable to secure either Q trial or hearing
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Accouuts OF the crops from Ohio, Aiabsma. Gecrs
eis and Missouri are highly favorable - good hafs
yests.
rhe Cincinnati 0asstts says 6,2S0 adyenfnrers
have rasssd through that city thisssason By river
slons fof pixies Peak
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HARD WoRK Tho

HARD Work The friends of the
various candidates for municipal houors, worked
like beavers yesterday, and consequently succeed.
generally anticipated in the morning. MANY Of
them were sadly disappointed at the result. while
others were heartily delighted. We were glad to
see that no spirit of disorder was manifested by
any OF the parties, and that everything passed off
as quietly as could have been expected.
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IMPORTANT FROM Pixies PEaK-Tbe Cincinnati
Gazette has letter from q correspondent at Iowa
Point. who has seen several persons who have re.
tarned from Pike's Peak, several of whom he
knows to be reliable and truthful, who concur In
saying that all the gold accounts are humbug. and
the many favorable accounts sent to the States
emanate from town lot spectators, who are reap
ing rich harvest from the credulous
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EsSr LEE s. PLEAsANTs--

ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Practice in the Courts held in Richmond, Henrico,
Goochland and Hanover.
As Notsries Public and Commissioners of Deeds
&C. they are authorised to take Dispositions Aifii
Wits Acknowledgements of d eds. Powers of Attor-
aey, Bills of Sale, &C, to be used recorded inthe
several States and Territories of the Union.
Office on nth st. Sd door from Main. NH Ply
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CAD AFItiofios Typhoid fever Of IN ,iivnep.
hnne: OF Monaghan township. York county. D.
snu VISITED 'ur members Of II, two of which. The
iatner and his son, Samuel X ine, have died iron,
ITS tnects, and the others are very III -.
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sr n~4AL NOTICES.


er eerwxraHns 70 tho extrems Sonfh and Ws~tt~u
,r g :, Lsihe fear they hA of fgksEK ard AtiJs
haar - snos. nreln' o. al di-ess EyerY dsv we
ha YET soLs ssssehed ~ this dissssse ard made
ra,, ,oiag rSen "a sn vie. Of the great tt msnd fa
IA ..s 1T ~ lust has pr 80. Z csiebna
nneasss o. the stomach have been uniys r.ais n.
H. ny 70 me sIfI prep rel - era
encomiums o. the nut Of eminan nt phs sic,sn 81
SO ai cissse ON evsry. part u orr c.'uusrg. "a
tnose who doubt their viFtu all we can "a a "a
try them, and iudge for themselves ruscertlyslv
sold by druggists and dealers Generally. syery.
81 SEQ advertisement Ia another column.
N
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REVIVAL "A revival is in PROGRESS at

REVIVAL "A revival is in progress at
the Baptist Church in Manchester. About twen.
ty have been converted, and others are visiting
the anxious bench. The pastor, Rev. Vim. e.
Hatcher, has been assisted by Rev. d. B. Winfree,
of Chester field, and Rev. A. 4 Dickinson of this
city, are now laboring in the meeting The meet.
iDgs which are held every night, are characterized
by quiet, yet deep and solemn state OF feeling.
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-. NsN sps1na GOODS nv 6tst

Supply OF SPRING GOODS, have already arrived.
aHd embraces, besides the usual large variety OF
TRiMMlh GS, many novelties OF tn SEASON Hsv-
ing been early in the marke et and with the advnu.
tsge OF q new and unbreken stock. TO select from,
have succeeded in obtaining the choicest and most
desirable styles i'm 2orted; and am fully warrant
ed in saying that no one who wishes 10 buy will
leave my store unsupplied. HI9eCH.
NH 7-lms 2py BROAD al
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~HARrsHonsBs tunR-ALL--
TIE 0HEAT PAIN AkyTHLLA5UR
md REMEDY POk DYSPEPSIA, WEAK sT0M-
ACH AND WEAK BuWRLs
PREPARED BY a CHEMIST. s

BOffL18 t2, 70 ana % cent? an one dl lin.
cHE GREATEST DISCOVERY IN MEDICAL
- SCIENCk
HARTSHORNE's CURE-AIL should be sept IN
IN families in of accidents sudden
- 1t frequently in less time thar II requires 20
ret physician.
II cures pain in ANY part Of and 10 ussd
s1aGsfS 1HaGssfRTsSHoRsEs Sps E cuREALL cures Rhsup.tsm.
Neuralgia and Chilblsins
HAkTSHOkN Ee UUkE-ALL cures Crxmpa. Colics
Palma in the stomach or Bowels, -
HARIsHORNE'S CURE-ALL cures Pains m tho
fimbe Side Back Breast, Teeth and Ears.
W1kTs HORNE5 CURE-ALL cures 6Jrains,
Bruises, sesds, Burns and Frosted fesE -
Feet and swelling Of the Joints.
HARrSHORNES CuREALL cures Sti6 Neck
from Cold, and Ague In the breass
HARTSHbRNES CURE ALL b good Tor Dyspsp-
sia Weak etomac and Bowels. A.
Whenever you have Paia, nee the CUkE.AtL. ~
n scts upon tho Nerves. Musies, sinews, BioDd and
Renas and by its warming electro maHnetic Pegers
expels all pain from the system. Get bottle ana
try t. ~ nx,. s,.-..
IN Richmond, Norfolk. Pete-shnrg and All Kvssln
Virginia ~ u - +
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MEDICAL CARns
Gy Dr svt

DE. srLvaaus L INGRAM having
s,,ss n,nsef PERMANENTLY in Richmond ,re.pect
Wis nav De made either AZ his Office on Bank strees
aeas ,ne Mechanics Institute. or az the ST. uhar,s.
N'' NH S-aIms
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Pay Day. crowd Of lahorera onno

FAY Day. "A crowd Of lsborers, appa
rent'y expecting important information, was to
be seen yesterday afternoon in front of the Rich.
mond and York River Railroad Compapy's Office
and everybody that saw them exhibi,ed soma lin,
tie an xiety to know what had called them toge,b
er' This curiosity was at length gratifed by the
announcement that it was pay ddy, and that the
cashier was settling with all hands as rapidly az
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.;nr;nn n. ,s sf TIE LasT Among the lost By the
river we're the foil wing, Who took n...sys oa, =,
nne nmnsenne y; e.. Murphy. John MilIissn. J cab
onriock and family Of seven persona. Joh, q 20,
nth and Samuel O~ertb and son' "'on "tH'
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DISASTROUS FIRE IN CuBa-A posts e-ipt toa late
letter fron Havana states that an immense Or
was raging thr"nxh the cane on the sugar estates
near Natapzis and Cardenas. Eishreep es,s,ss
are reported rs having suffered in this way.
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SLAVES LIBERATED REV. HI. W. Beecher. of N.
Y, on Saturday, received dispatch from Freder-
icksburg. Va, announcing that the slave woman
Ellen, who, few days ago solicited aid from his
congregation, and that of Rev. DR.. Cheever, had
been manumisted with her five children The
smount required to secure their freedom was $l,s
900. and 81 800 having been obtained, the surplus
will serve to procure tho necessaries of life for
the family, until they can 6pd some way OF help.
ing themselves. They propose TO settlei in Cincin-
pofi
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FUGITIVE SLAVE SussENpERrp.-Tbe Uo;ted State.
Commissioner at Cincinnati has surrendered to
Mr hgour, of Cabell county Va, hs fugitive slave.
lately arrested in Ohio
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DEATH FROM SWALLOWING CENr.-A little daueh
ter OF James Murphy, residing in Petersburg, Va.
died few days since, from the effects OF swallow.
ing, accidentally, cent, about three months
eince
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EARNING HIS MiLEaGe.-Ex-SsDa.o C. n. Smith.
Who recently died tu Indiana, was frst elected /
Congress 10 1926. He rode on horseback to wash.
seventeen days.
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THE EXTRAORDINARY CALAMITY AT TAG,spoo
Some little time back, an account appeared Of a
sad and almost incredible calamity at Taganroe
The Cologne Gazette gives rather fuller details
Il says:
The Russian journals announce an unexamn,ad
catastrophe at Tsganrog, on the Sea of AzoT. Al.
lured by the mildness Of the temperature and bv
the purity OF a coudless sky, about 600 inhabi-
tan's of Taganrog followed the fishermen upou
the ice lD that country, fishing is the favorits
occupation OF all, young and old, rich and poor
The air wss so calm, that all advanced, without
m'struat farther aud farther upon the ice, in the
nope OF obtaining a richer booty. Suddenly, a
warm wind rose fror, the east, which inseusibiy
rose higher, whiried masses of snow, aud finished
by detaching from the shore the ice which adj,
hered to it. In few minutes the vast sheet of ice
cracked, rose b oke in several places and the un-
n,pty people who we upon II, saw tbemsel YES
ca sied out towards the open sea. Two hours af.
se wards not trace OF life was perceived from The
shore upon the SUI face of the waves On the
iJtiowiuS day, the waves drove ash re a foe a
ice on which were Ave of tbe.e unhapLv neon,e
three were dt ad, and the others stup fed ty cold
me Two iasf, young girl and an old man. The
young girl died some hours sf,er TIE old man
SURVIVED but from fright he bad lost the use of hs
tongue. lie gave in writing q narrative of lhe
events OF this frightful night. The number of
persons who met death in the waves amounts tn
5000. W
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de ln-6mt
a6E> SINGERS NEW TRAssvERss sHU1
~FAIRBANK's SCALES.
WAREHOUSE,
No. LOG Main Street, Richmond, Ia.

WAREHOUSE.
No. LOG Main Street, Richmond, Ia.
A uniform. standard of Weights. and corrsc, sys
te weiR hing, subjects claiming the attention
VI every individual in the country.
correct scale is just arbiter between buyer
and selier and Is of the utmost importance that
An instrument so universally called upon decide
questions of great value IN the daily and hourly
transactions OF business. should be OF Such Tett-
ability and eTdcReSS as TO secure the coiidence o.
ted
FAIRBANKS SCALES
ARE THE LkGALiZED STANDARD,
PoR CoRRECr WAiGHF
ldcsui aolich arose fr0n. discrepancy Of ioeight
tetaoeen one qf Firbarks Scales in use by the baa-
more and OHIO Railroad Company and one u an
other dnuf1cturer soaS recently tried in the C5art
QfC Jmmon Pleas, Baltimore The case Occnpied The
Gourt tao days gna yge xarsadn RS az as IN as.Sfiag a
the accuracy Qt Fdirbahks Scales a"Qs established
'eS'''o u" qsXS,aMiNE YOUR SCALES.
AN INCORRECT SCALE WILL KEAw TIE VERY YIrALs
OUT OF ANAPPAKENTLY PROSPEROUS BUSINESS"
Test your scales thoroughly, and II fonnd incor,
rect, throw them aside and BUY one OF FelrpanKs
celebrated Scales, the universally acknowledged
A WORD OF CAUTION.
The ueEl-earnsd reputation Of these Scales has IN
ducsd he uenders Of imperfect and cortss balances
70 otsr them as 'fatr6anks' Scales" and pnrchssrs
hare thereby, in many Instances. been s~tccfed TO
@ @Gsy sR sf hea IN sSsg1aa @ s Ct eaAHk
are the agents aud who keep constantly on hand
PORTABLE PLATFORM SOALES
PLATFORM COUNTER SCALES
UNION, OR FAMILY SCALES
GROCEKs' SCALES
DORMANT WAREHOUSE SCALES
EVEN BALANCES
IMPROVED LETTER BALANCE3
And deliver at short notice.
WHEAT OR HOPPER SCALES
FLOUR PACKING SCALES
COAL DEALERS AND FARMERS SCALES
HAY AND CATTLE SCALES
RAILROAD DEPOT SCALES
RAILROAD TRACK SCALES
WEIGH LOCK SCALES
NH I4-2m
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-07

MURDER AND ArTEsPrip suIcrps Edward n.
Benedict resident Of Detroit, stabbed his ife M
ntof jealousy, Tueedsy, killing hsr almost In.
SANITY. He afterwards attempted to hang him