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We can enter upon no enumeration Of our very
full lines OF
PLANNHLS AND DOMESTIC GOODS.
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS:
TABLE DAMAsKS,
pOYLIEs, NAPKINS, COVERS,
WINE CLOTHS,
EMBROIDERED and EMBOSSED COVERS,
DANAsE MOREENs for curtains,
hARSEILkIS QUILTS.
CLorRS AND CAssIMgREs,
PRICES MUCH Under THE MARKET.
LAcss AND ExBRoIDEAlss,
LINENS, HOSIERY, CLOVIS,
and TANNING GOODS,
DOMESTIC GOODS Of ALI kinds;
and We assure all that they ahAl DO offered at the
lowest possible prices, and no such variety - can
seldom be equallcd and no where excslled.
]. srEENB0cK b Co.,
(Lats Of San Antonio, Tsxas,)
Nos. l3ls and 1918 Main street, Richmond.
Mssss. A. X. PAHxER. b. u. Errs. p. q. bAYtr,
J. u. JOHNSTON. n. n. NIsne, L. yIsnr, and ).
PLASRAHDr, we'll known In our city. are 70 30
found ri the house OF Asssrs. J. GTkkHBoCk !
Co., and they respectfully Invite the patronage u
heir psnonal friends 70 this sstablshnsat, assaP.
ipg them Of flair and sqsitsbls dealing and Ne
rnOAt courteous treatment ~ issss Is IS ~.
, sssA-M Mes, Na a1a M 1aiA sEese
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3SA&U Spa PAsSn.-To n. !, o.
WAlkss, 1otsaAs Nail Asssts srisss
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CHEAP! CHEAPER CHEAP
columns Of the Dispatch Of Boosting merchants
who always hold out TO the public that they have
such advantages over Others that they can sell
s Ness; but WEST / Andrews. for tas benefit Of
the public, beg leave to inform THESE OLD PoarBs
that they purchase their goods direct OF nrst hands
| competition In any shape or form.
For variety s.ks we will quote our prices:
4: e sn, ss pIs
the best Hams that ever graeed any mans dinner
iyn Hard Taliow Candies, f cents per pound
onIy IS cents elegant Hrooms from rs TO 6v cents,
Sssu.ifai ne. SIsss Flour, warranted, sis.so per
p''ffGGist clDER VINEGAR and SPICES, forpiek-
S1Rd H,stss pHs kfsPE Eoarra warranted
gSSSssSS tI'1;,j POET. MADEIRA, and
&PP s sanalsAA eSak APPLE BRANDY.
sssSfD Ss ssSEEissI; e s ,.azr. quantities;
S 1PFEE .s SF aaHHhlssE JELLY.
70 arrive per Pridsy's steamer, IA
ygEEs H. ORANGES.
PIGS, 20. IN quantities.
Also, large LOT Of BREASTS and HAMS, which
We Offer 10 tks pshlie In qssnss Ut prices 10 suit
purchases, Remember a &iRe lftess ANDREWS,
Nos .sis corner fvsnsy:srt ana Broad streets and
nsi corner Tssasy fiih sad Bs9s Sr ,,5si a;,
" 100 Sn1-s-. .....
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ATA MEETING OF CITIZENS OF
~ Richmond hold al the Citx Hall NETnRRR

At A MEETING OF CITIZENS OF
n Richmond held at the City Hall OCTOBER
lsI, 1886, ,# -,
M. Burr offered the following resolutions,
which were passed
Resolved. That IN air. line railroad from Rich
mond TO Lynehburg is Of vital importance to the
Richmond. 18Th
] Rssolysd. That . committee Of six be appointed
by the chairman lat his lsisure), who shall ascer-
tain. and report to future meeting the probable
cost OF such Aroad whether the night Of way can
(as 10 said DO procured OF very inconsiderabl
cost what the prospect may be for proc uying the
Necessary capital. and euch other facts ~ may
have bearing ppon the probable success Of an sf-
CoANIfrsE.-D. !. Burf, J. 4. Cowaydin, c. ".
Harvey. los 81 r. r. DANIEL. Chairman.
Nl AND BUTTER
700 kits No. NEW MACKKREL,
los kits No, . NEW AACKEREL,
90 % half barrels No. 3xAcKRREL,
70 boxes GOLDFISH, u - "
a.a 20 boxes HAKB,
: s srtin: s sSi RarAkAR I bH4g4rp
!ustFeceivsd and for ssls low 10 elosa
;. near corner Seventeenth and Dock s,r.sls. =
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MARRIED.

In Fredericksburg, on the 23d OF September, by
the Rev. Mr. Maury, Mr. FREDERICK ORING TO
Miss SARAH C. PAYNE-all Of that place.
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DURE MEDICINAL PORT Wnss oLe
Y; hSy: isss, .ss: =. s. sn s
ana s.sda i.ssstsi. For ssle low ey ,gssn sgSs
sirsi \. NM. W0ODR00Y BKVin .,,ssis
40 corner Eourth and franknn ~
nUTTER - Twenty Ave SINAI, ,.s ~
! ks:sl's !:: sIs'Islil iSt iis''s'a
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RNHMOND TRUNK FACTORY,
"a me- ssSHAIN, e!rwsII sEys .SIHv AND AM
SfoTsW So1 Hoflt.~H.sisf just laid in !.
GSsssS; /: s:s: !! saS I IL "a;
yk n;i ' ssnE
st .1 PRESS Spssx6 RssFsTs
Am prepared q sell both a retail and g the trade
psnu ai attss1 nsiSs e paid II 10 SREfaiRrNG
e is- nn' o'A"' H"'' JAMES KNOTS.
T oCKsMITHING.-The undersigned
iSiil I!ns : snis1, akisa Iesks 70 3kpE
EGsRs tiI Sdka II . 1a ssDs ys
khs 1E HE 70 sAR RI ss. GSs:
paired 4. Io xs,t e
80 Tim Ninth street, near Main.
COREY LUBBOCK, CORNER
AaekssAEk hap tBE4sll bEs Sk Rsih II AZ
public gehsssiiy lhst they have this dsy formed
duetins GENERAL PAPER STOCK BUSINESS,
snd PPas k hs T
PERRECTI9Ns, SCRAP PAPER, MANILA
koPE and BAGGlNG, and everything else apper-
tanning to the manufacture OF paper. The senior
nond as having been engaged for several years In
the trade. The junior partner Mr. LUBBOCK,
the Franklin Paper Mill Company, and subse.
quently agent Of the Manchester Paper Mill and
will be happy to serve the customers OF both
establishine nts. We have made arrangements with
Messrs. Robinson & Fairbanks, agents, to furnish
the Manchester Paper Mill with stock, and trust
that gaherers of stock will see the importance OF
selling IL where II will he kept at home. Country
dealers and merchants sending us rags, &c, can
rely on prompt remittances in every instance
b.. COREY,
selT-3m II. w. LUBBOCK.
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IWMATO CATSUP.-We have on con-
6L~si}RbS msnt fron the country sppssicr.nsle
ssilon, sssa ~ ''ps eSfsS
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AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE DAY.
>~>>
~ orubbs 3 Williams. Austionesn, :.
Northwest corner Of Main and Eleventh streets.

TRUSTEES BALE OF A DWELL
j i ], ING; HOUSE, % WEST SIDE o. IMEN,TrYs-
In execution OF desd Of trust from T. Hall, trus.
tee TO the subscriber, dated 1sth March, lsse, and
recorded 10 Hsnrico County Court being thereto
will sell At auction, upon the prenises, on ri.
DAY 18th October, at half past O'Clock p. y. II
s n0 On the NEXT fair day
deed, being BRICK and FRAMED DWELLING
situated as above stated, containing rooms, and
occupied by Mr. Tennile. The lot II - By IL feet
TO On alley 20 feet wide.
TsRNs Cash sufficient 20 pay expenses Of sale
and note for $3.50 81 with interest from 18th Sep
2oth March, 1857 and the balance npon terms to be
~ ~ " '' P. W. GRUBBs. Trustee.
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afsrCiXL NOffUES

~ ESTABLISHED is4A
70 COUNTRY MEKCHANrs-DoN'T BIZ HUN
NJ f..t BUGGED.
II You want the really niee ORIGINAL DOUBLE
REFINED STEAM CANDIES, made OF the best
white sugars, highly favored Il don't perfume
thsm), call ut my old established stand. NO: hiz
Main s,yeet. LOUIS J. B0ss1EuX,
ssaLit old No. 90 Main street
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DOR RENT, and possession given inn
l. mediate!y, the THREE UPPER FLOORS IN
of the handsome brick tenement on the west t.:V
tide of Fourteenth between Main and Cary LII
streets over the clothing store Of B. Becher. Each
floor Is supplied with water, gas, and water
closets The convenience of It's location makes II
desirable for any kind OF wholesale business, be-
ing between the depots and the principal hotels
Any person wishing 70 rent the above can do so on
good terms 4. A. J. CLOPTON,
Real Estate Agent and Auctoneer,
No. 81 Twelfth street,
oc 3-3t between Main and Franklin.
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Oc 3-1awtw
A DEMONSTRATORS SALE OF A
~ DlLUAlIE FARM AND GOOD WOOl

4 DEMONSTRATORS SALE OT u
n VALUABLE FARM AND GOOD WOOD
be sold either on the premises or at Oh esterheh
court. house, on the 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1853, .
ChesterfeId Courthouse road, about three miles
and a half from Rice's station, on the Petersburg
railroad and adjoining the lands Of Moses Robin
son, Mrs Godsey, and others, containing about 100
ACRES; nifty acres In open land balance In origi.
nal growth. The land is we'll adapted 70 the
growth of corn, wheat, tobacco, etc. II contains
GOOD dwelling with four rooms has all the ne
cessary out houses etc., In good repair has also
good spring of water near the house.
after the above sale, will be sold at the same
time and place about SEVENTY ACRES OF WOOD
LAND.
TERMS or SALE: One third cash balance In six
and twelve months title retained until last pay.
ment 10 made. HENRY TURNER,
Administrator Of Robert McClelland, deceased.
Sc 2S-eodtdk<
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Admission, IS cents children under twelve
years Of age, 50 CENTS Separate seats Tor colored
persons, SO cents.
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Oyrfcy sorrHraS PRafrsIzfxa CoMrANY,l
RICHMOND. September %, 1855.
NJ NOTICE.-Communieatio for this Com
pany left at the oAee OF Messrs. WILLIAM b.
isAAcs L co. viii meet with attention. -,
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FOR RENT.

TOR RENT, SEVERAL STORES,
Il with DWELLINGS ATTACHED, be- IA
tween Fifteenth and Seventeenth streets. t::H
Rent low 10 good tenant .EAA
E A. J. CL0PTON,
Real Estate Agent and Auctioueer,
No. 81 Twelfth street,
oc 3--3t between Main and Franklin.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A
~ yALgABLE AND IMPROVED LOT At Lou:

u VALUABLE AND IMPROVED LOT At Lou.
Court of Louisa county rendered on the 10Th OF
September, 1896, In the suit Of Jesse W. Melton
against William 2. Cox, the undersigned, - com
missioner, will, on TUESDAY the Sth day of No.
vember 1885, II fir, IL not, thsn on the next fair
day thereafter, proceed to sell on the premises, at
public auction, to the highest bidder, the lot OF
land, with the improvements thereon, now In the
occupation Of Paul w. Connor, Esq., lying at
Louisa Courthouse, In said Louisa county
framed dwelling, Office, smoke house, kitchen,
and stable, together with garden, and some fruit
trees thereon.
TERMS or SALE: Enough cash to pay the costs of
suit and expenses OF sale; the residue OF the pur
chase money in three equal instalmenis, payable
respectively in six, twelve, and eighteen months
from the day of sale the purchaser TO execute hts
bonds therefor, bearing interest from the day OF
SALE with good security: and the legal title to be
- HENRY W. MURRAY,
nc a-1awiw Commissioner.
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COREY q LUBBOCK, CORNER
%aoLEsALk ANI BETStL bESEERs III AZ

r. n. KELLOGG, J. ". GIBSON,
late Of G. J. Sumner Co. OF Richmond.
KELLOGG q GIBSON,
~ IMPORTERS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DBALERsIN
CHINA, GLASS, AND EARTHENWARE.
We have now in store very large and complete
stock, which we offer as low as they can be pur-
chased In any of the northern cities.
SILVER PLATED BLOCK TIN and BRITANNIA
WARE, REFRIG ORATORS. WATER-CoOLERS,
Patent FRUIT JARS, ST0NEWARE, &c, At manu-
facturers' prices. KELLOGG J. GIBSON,
~ 2s-3m 1917 Main street.
r zimmerman, DYER AND SCOUR-
i 4. Err. Seventh street. between Broad and Grace
opposite the Theatre Is prepared to do all kinds Of
DfEING, CLEANING, and SECURING, in all Its
anime for yourself.
Agents wanted to solicit orders in the country
and in every city Of this State. Address box 16s,
post office, Richmond, Va. jy It's
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JOSEPH WOODWARD, DENTIST,
y returns many aeknowlsdg msnts to hi. patrons,
and solieits continuation Of their calls ~ his
Seventh and Eighth. Having been ono Of the 6rst
70 introduce In our city the IMPROVED VULCAN.
III WoRk, which 10 now so universally popular
teal experience In the manufacture and adjust.
ment OF whole and partial SITS OF TEETH In this
useful and desirable style.
ING TEETH. oe Aim
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TOR RENT, A GOOD FRAMED
DWELLING HOUSE, on Marshall street III
between Smith and Munford Terms liberal. 1"R
Possession given al once. Apply to- ,EA
se29-ts 1874 Main street.
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A STREET PARADE,

Gorgeous in the extreme, unmistakably indica-
live Of the strength and resources OF
DAN CASTELLO'S GREAT SHOW.
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DREN'S CARRIAGE FAC
~ TORY, CORNER CARY AND FOURTH
STREETS, RICHMOND.-The most beautiful pat
terms of CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES are manufac-
tured, and will be sold at northern prices.
A liberal discount to the trade.
Orders from all parts of the country promptly
filed. Address
~ 2l-ts WILLIAM FORBES. Proprietor.
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AT RICHMOND,

on the corner of Fourth and Clay streets, for ont
week commencing
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Tor RENT, A SMALL BRICK TEN
II EMENT, on the upper part Of Seven ~
teenth street, in good repair. E,;1
Apply early TO ,,,,,,n 49,
oc st X. II. WHlTLoth.
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L,OR RENT, the large WARE.
Il HOUSE In Libby Buildings formerly os. Ia
cupied by rs. Possession given Immediately. e.,
PXtGkR. HARTsooK CO.,
yAh Fourteenth stYsst
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-16
NOTICE

WlLLSELL PUBLIC sc LIE,
Il my Farm. on Thursday, May "a, 155 con.
tanning about go acres, lying 1t miles north of
MMorrlstown. On it is moderate Frame
new Corn Crib The land Is limestone well
auapteo ooth to farming and grazing; there is
G Goa upon ~ very well wateied; plenty of tim
per winch has not been culIsd. / can recon.
a mesa u as land Of the first quality About 30
call and examine for themselves before the sale.
possession given the first day of April, 1861
,osI tns; One third down the first day of April,
looi the remainder in two annual payments
WIN interest from date deferred payments sc.
o'clock THSE N S9 ~ ~ ,T0S a. ~
AorristOwn Belmont Co., o.
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sion that the woman had been murdered
There is no clue to her identity, OF any
thing that will clear up the mystery.
A young man about to be married IN IN
ST. Louis, feeling unwel, took Jose oi
morphine and slept long past the aP "
pointed time When being awakeee ~
by his friends and presenting hlmsell "
the waiting fair one, he was quietiy ~ ~
formed the wedding would be indehni'e'
ly postponed. vonLars
4 singular duel took place OF Yonkers s
in the Hudson river. Two men enteI rec
boat, rowed to the middle OF ln t
stream, rose to their feet, and engage
in a desperate struggle, in which ON on
went overheard and was drowned, 'n'
survivor rowing to the opposite snoio'
The suit between the Ohio ana G MrsS,s
sippi and the Indianapolis ana Cin nL =
natl Railroad, for the alleged preaci " y
contract, commenced at Clneinnatl OF
the 9th inst, before the Supreme Coo opo
The damages claimed are Sl,5oO,OoU
Prominent lawyers of the country ar
engaged on both sides. 81. r
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"4rtfuI Dodger,, Revived.

A gentleman in this city has shown
us letter from friend in Gilmcr conn.
ty, which shows the manner III which
the registration act is being admins,
tered there. These Registrars should be
made to obey the law nader which they
profess to act. 1t is Odious enough how
ever fairly it may be administered, but
wheD, rs in Gilmor county, every obsta-
Gle Is thrown in the way of voters II
becomes iutolerable. The portion of
tho letter relating to this subject is as
follows:
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Almonds Washington House"
puITADELPHIA,

y,,uIs OLD AND POPULAR no
TEL is pleasantly situated on the North a
StTi TempIe1 few doors West of Seventh
snJ its central locality makes it particularly
desirable to families and others visiting the city
on business or pleasure. The house is con
dncted in all respects as first class hotel
Horse cars from the Baltimore and PennsyNa,
MA Central Depots to set passengers down IN
fro,t of the hotel. On and after the 2Oth OF
Nav instant the transient rates of board will
be reduced to 50 90 per day: oo
oo1e1w Manager"
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News Items.

p An old colored woman died lately
near Macon Georgia, at the remarkable
sge OF one hundred and twelve years
She was OF naked Indian and negro de
scent, ana was a native of Diuwiddie
Co, Va.
The radicals of Missouri held 4 meet
ing at,St Louis, on Friday last, at which
they passed resolutions denouncing the
policy 6fPresident johnson and EXPRESS.
ingstheir warm approval of the wisdom
and frmsess Ct the radical faction in
both Houses of Congress.
1t isrspoTted at Washington on what
is saa 10 be good authority, that prop
esition will shortly be introduced into
Congress to confer the right of suffrage
in the District of Columbia upon all who
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CHENILLE, GILMER Co

The Registrar of this township is, n
we believe, lodging those who want to
registered. There is not a day but what
there are several men here watching
him to get their names registered. Some
25 or 30 met at VIM. Lynch's on dav
that the Registrar had appointed to meet
them there, but he took great care to 20
down the river instead Of up. Some 10
or IL came down 10 town and watched
for him until he came home and ponucgd
on him AZ late hour in the night and
got their names registered
think new that from what we can
see and hear, the Board of Registration
will strike from the list nearly all W HON
they suppose will vote against the
amendment to the constitution. If they
pursue the same course in all the conn.
ties that they are doing here. we may
as well content ourselves 10 remain
slaves 20 the radicals during the balance
eff our days. Liberty in the United
States is about at an end.
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GRAND CONCERT q BALL.
mrzE 1uARMONIE, IN WASH.

L
- NGTON HALL, on Thursday Evening
May II, 1866. Conductor, E. A Weber. v...,
PKoGRANDiE--Part First.-Overture, Nass
Orchestra. Favorite Chorus (''Jubal, , Relssi'
Ger. Harmonic Solo" This is the Lords Own
Day."~Otto; Professor Ebert: Trio-"Au Plai'
sir a Ia Follie, Gn French, Tampa w Wen,
j. We'll and L. A Weber. Song-"An Alone,
-Abt; Geo. Schwarzbach. Chorus" Mine,
Otto; Harmonic ,n,
Part Second.-Nocturne Organ and Piano
Chopin Profs Ebert and Weber HUMOROUS
Chorus" RAINY Weather, "-Resselgeri Har-
monte. Baritone-The last hour of the House
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Louis Gaus Quar-
tette-.L ACCOMPLISHMENTS Weber Salade,
and Ploeser. olO-ClariOnette-Max Eeinler;
Grand Soldiers ChOrus-irom the Ill ACT OF
Faust-Harmonie.
Concert commences at o'clock.
Committee of Alrangements.-J. Salade, D.
Gaus L. Ploeser.
II. Stamm. F. 2. Hoffman, j. Pfarr, G. Link.
mal6
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BRICK FOR SALE.

THE UNDERSIGNED Will,
from this date, keep constantly on nand
Building, Paving and Stock Brick, for sale at
the kim, or delivered in any part OF the Guy,
and Fifth streets or with Lewis Jones at the
Court House, will be properly attended to;
mai6.iw DONEL, JONES & GREY;
TIntelhgencer copy and charge this ohce'l
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
GRAND PANORAMA.
GRAND PANORAMIC

A GRAND PANORAMIC EAHA.
"A BITION viii take place at the Court House
this "wednesday evening, May 10. Doors
omen at II o'clock. Admission % cents. Inc
proceeds to be appropriated for the benefit OF
the African NJ. Z. Churches Everybody is IN
yited to attend malo-lt
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Township Election.

ELECTION FOR H" Nsh:
a Officers will be held at the places OF voting
in the several townships on Thursday the gt.n
STI1arrisors Clerk of Township, Township
Treasurer, Inspector of Elections, oyerseer of
the Poor school Commissioners and Surveyors
of Reads. Gho' W. GU CIsr,,
male I'd O-SIa.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-02-12

| EY" Referring to the reported discovery of
oil in Texas, the New Orleans Picqyune re-
marks awe can tell of a petroleum. well N
Louisiana near the coast; of petroleum in
other parts of Louisiana, higher up the coun-
try; and of AN entire lake of coal oil in GER
tain locality west of the Mississippi Besides,
we can tell them of well in Texas, easy of &C
cess, which furnishes a natural acid strong
enough work. telegraph batteries at
Houston. We have seen it "do the deed"
E~An Italian physician has recently dis
covered remedy for certain forms of neural
gia, Attributing' the obstinaeylof the disease
(trifacial neuralgia) to the variations of tenn
perature so frequent in Sicily, he adopted the
expedient of covering alithe painful parts with
a coating of collodion containing certain pro-
portion of hydrochlorate of morphine. This
treatment was perfectly successful; tho relief
was instantaneous and permanent; and the
coating fell off in the course of one or two
days. s3KlI'Es e ~ ,.E5EyE ~ -
2, Esass9F~ The oil district of Barbados, British
| West Indies, whose existence has been known
ever since the settlement of that country, is
about to be properly developed by American
labor and capital, furnished principally by en-
ergetic and enterprising business men of
Pttsburg.y skRSRt p AaFsF 2
EB@Work on the westerly end of the Hoosac
Tunnel, which was suspended last fall in con-
sequence of the large quantity Of water, has re-
Gently been renewed at another point, and the
new shaft sunk 40 feet The central shaft has
been sunk 255 feet 1Nfls SGCG E4&
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ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

SB The great colored wag of Tony Pastors
troupe spoke the other night of a forthcoming
iocai sensation novel, by colored authoress,
enu'ied' The Lost Waterfall ;or, the Bereaved
Damsel OF the Blight" u ~ a'.s -7ri.-.
EB A friend sets us right ON paraprapb in
Saturdays paper, in which we smoke of two
papers IN Rockland as the only Temperance
papers In the state. He sends us cow of the
RicersSde Echo. of Bucksport, and asks rs to
correct. The Echo" is devoted not exclus;velv
to Temperance, but also to Literature ana
General Intelligence. The copy sent us to
convince us Of our error, has less Temperance
matter than is often found in copy of the
Weekly Press h'' % FL ads ID,
Gy-The Rockland Battle Are, the new Tenn
perance paper, gives sketch of Mr. Moses
Heard, of South Thomaston, who is a teetotaler
OF more than seventy years standing. He is
about seventy years of age, and has not drank
a drop of spirituous liquors since the age OF
'nree' For the last forty years not a single
sunrise has found him in bed. 't'+
VS. A fine new organ is being set up in the
new onlversalist Church at Lewiston. Its cost
is about $4,000. o...l.I N -.
BE- From ten to fifteen barrels of smelts are
sent daily by express, from Bath to Boston.
One day recently, the quantity reached as high
as ninety barrels. They are taken in Merry
Meeting Bay, just above Bath.