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it's with him to damn or bless me. AND
for this brave boy with me, who Otter
prays ives, before aud since) with true
and sincere heart, was it crime in him il
so, why can he pray the samel
do not wish to shed drop of blood
but 81 must fiaS the course" 'Tis al
that's left me
Upon piece of paper found in the
diary, and supposed to have been tori
from it, is written the following
My Dea-, [piece torn out,l forgive me
but | have some little pride. | cannot
blame you for want of hospitality. You
know your own affairs. | was sick, tired
with broken limb, and in need of medi
cal advice. | would not have turned a
dog from my door in such plight. How
ever, you were kind enough to give II:
something to eat, for which | not only
thank you, but on account of the rebuke
and manner in which to-[piece torn out.
1t is not the substance, but the way in
which kindness is extended that makes one
happy in the acceptance thereof. The
sauce to meat is ceremony. Meeting were
bare without it. Be kind enough to ac-
cept the enclosed S. although hard to
spare) for what have reed.
Most respectfully, your obedient servant
REPORT OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL.
BUREAU OF MILITARY JUSTICE,
May IA, 1867.
Respectfully returned with the copy
asked for.
The diary" purports to be one for 1864
and the leaves cut or torn from it proba-
bly, contained entries of that year, and
were thus destroyed by Booth himself. 1t
is absolutely certain that the diary is, in
all respects, as it was when it came into
my hands, and Colonel Conger, who was
prominent in the pursuit and capture OF
Booth, after having carefully examined it
in my presence on yesterday, declared its
condition to be now precisely the same as
when he took it from Booths body after
he had been shot-the writing in it being
the same, and all which it then contained
Colonel Conger was examined before the
Judiciary Committee of the House of Re-
preSentatives to-day.
J. HOLT, Judge Advocate General.
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A DEGRADED POPULATION, INDEED.-Mr.
Ruskin's last letter on political economy
contains the following statement about the
lower orders of London "On Thursday
evening last, as told you, was with Mr..
Carlyle, and he was speaking of the diff
ferences in good or evil between the coast
of the Mediterranean in winter and the
Thames shore in spring; and the one great
difference which he felt bitterly was not
in cloud or cold, but in the different tenn
per of the people about him. For the
peasantry of Mentone (where he lived all
this last winter) were gentle and modest
and kind; and he could walk alone, far
among the hills, and meet with nothing
but quiet human courtesy, and rendering
of such simple respect as to an old man Is
both due and comforting. Butin the streets
of Chelsea, and of the whole district OF
London round it, from the park to the outer
country (some twelve or fifteen miles OF
disorganized, foul, sinful, and most
wretched liie) he now cannot walk with
out being insulted, chiefly because he is a
gray, old man; and also because he is
cleauly dressed-these two conditions of
him being wholly hostile, as the mob Of the
street feel, to their own instincts, and so
far as they appear to claim some kind of
reverence and recognition of betterness to
be instantly crushed and jeered out of
their way !; and this temper of the London
populace has been, he said, steadily on the
increase for the last twenty years, so that
now the streets have become nearly impas-
sable to him, riding or walking, and he
must either get through the quietest ne
can find to the park, or be fain to walk his
rounds under the night, when it cannot be
manifest to the public proyocation either
that he is old or has whole coat on"
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RECoRDER's CoURT-RECoRDER REGSACLT
RrsIpING-TUESDAY.- b. Win
ston, charged with assaulting and beating
Henry Roy, colored, was sent on to an
swer indictment.
The continued case of Henry Nichols,
charged with taking lodgings in wagon
belonging to Blankford Baker, was dis
charged on condition that he would at once
go to work.
7. NJ. Landers, United States army,
and two others, charged with raising dis
turbance in the bar-room of }. u. Eben-
back, were sent to the Libby.
John Wesley, small colored boy, charged
with stealing fourteen chickens from Robert
W. Jones, was committed in default OF
bail for his appearance at the next term OF
the Hastings Court.
Lizzie Crump, colored woman, was ar
raigned for trespassiDg on the premises oi
Susan Price, colored. Susan said that
she was "scared of Lizzie, because she
toted a six barrel pistol right in front on
her, whar nobody could see it. An tell
YOU another thing, Judge. She show'd it to
me, an it is pistol which you can shoot SIX
times. She totes it right under her apron.
One day say to her: | say, Lizzie, you
better put dat thing, away. If you don't,
de white folks I'll ruin YOU" Lizzie was
committed in default of surety.
William Jackson, for selling two glasses
of lager on Sunday, was fined twenty dol,
lars.
Betty King, mulatto, charged with sell
ing liquor without license, was fined fifteen
dollars.
Miss Annie Thompson was arrnigncd to
answer the charge of keeping house o'
ill fame, i'll governed, and discrderly, in
Locust alley.
William ii. Barlow and Mr.. Barrett
who were called as witnesses, could tcsti,
fy to nothing against the house.
Policeman Ball, who is usually on duty
in Locust alley, testified that the house
was very orderly, and that he had never
known of himself anything against the
house.
His Honor, not finding anything in the
evidence to sustain the charge in the case
discharged Miss Thompson.
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| JUDGE LYoNs's CRIMINAL TERa.-Wit-
nesses and veniremen summoned to attend
| the present term of Judge Lyons's court
will do well to preserve the list which we
publish below. 1t is furnished US by Mr..
Sturdivant, Attorney for the Common
wealth, and will save world of trouble to
all concerned, if needed. The cases OF
Charles Jackson, Fanny Williams, Poney
Haines alias James Johnson, Walter Far
mer, Ida Jordan, and Richard White, have
not yet been acted upon by the grand
jury. The witnesses are expected to be
in attendance upon the grand jury on
Thursday the 23d, at IL O'Clock. Venire-
men summoned in these six cases will
learn on what day they will be needed by
consulting the morning papers of Friday
the oath instant:
Wednesday, May 22.-Commonwealth
Us. John Harvey and George Hamline !;
Commonwealth Us. Joseph Cheatham, John
Johnson, Robert Eddleton, and Jim Moore !;
Commonwealth Us. George Washington,
alias George Neal; Commonwealth Us.
jim Brown.
Thursday, May 23.-Commonwealth Us.
Thomas Brown and John Henry; Common
wealth rs. George Washington Common
wealth Us. Eliza Robinson.
Friday, May 2i.-Commonwealth rs.
Margaret Hinton; Commonwealth Us. Bar
ncy Tracy; Commonwealth Us. Sarah Pet
tyford.
Saturday, May 25.-Commonwealth rs.
James NJ. Fourcron, atlas Furcan; Com
monwealth rs. John Flick.
Monday, May 27.-Commonwealth Us.
Vernon A. Bowls; Commonwealth Is. Pa
trick Conners.
Tuesday, May 2S.-Commonw ealth Us.
Annie Kirby.
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VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD.-The
stockholders of the Virginia Central rail
road will meet in the hall of the House o
Delegates at II o'clock to-day. At this
meeting the stockholders will be called
upon to decide whether the directory o
the company shall be authorized to nego
tiate for the building of the Coyington and
Ohio railroad, upon the assurance tha'
three million dollars can be raised ioi
the purpose by the issue of s3,OOo,oOo o
preferred stock" bearing eight per cent
interest. A matter of so much importance
will probably bring out full meeting.
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GRUBBS & WILLIAMS will sell at o'clock the
very valuable real estate at the northwest cor
ner of Main and Third streets.
GRUBBS & WILLIAMS will sell at so'clock the
very valuable vacant lots at the northeast cor
ner of Main ard Third streets.
A. X CRUMP will sell on Bank street between
Ninth and Tenth, at 10 A. NJ, clothing, furni-
ture and other articles.
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Richmond Tobacco Market.

TOBACCO ExcHAydB,S
RIcHaoSp, May 81 1867.
Breaks full to day. Market firm. Prices
unchanged Below we give the transactions
80 hogsheads tierces, and boxes, offered ana
sold Us follows:
NASUFACTURISG TOBACCO.
Lugs-Common 10 medium dark working,
81 10 81; good dark working, % to ts sun
cured, common, rs TO $40, sun.cufed, good,
$40 to Sl5; coal.cured, common, - to 80
coal l-cured, bright, Sl2 TO SIS; coai-cufed,
fancy, so TO $40.
Ledf-Common dark working, t6 to ~;
medium dark working, $40 10 Sl2 good dark
working, 81 TO Sli; fine aud wrapping, $40 TO
| 500 sun-cured, Sl5 To s2j and s39; yellow
| wrappers. common, $40 to S35; yellow wrap
pers medium TO extra, s35 to Sloo, and sl2S.
SHIPPING TOBACCO.
Luqs s-Tery common and heavy weights,
| s. 80 TO 81. 80; medium, 81. 80 to- $3.50; good,
10 10 IS.
Leof-English shipping, $40 to sls and s22 ;
con tinental shipping, sl2 TO SIS and $50.
sTEMMISG TOBACCO.
Leof-Common, SO to Sl3; good, sl2 to $l5
fine, Sl6 to $50.
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FASHIONS FOR JUNE, lS67.-Our own
fashion editor having Just returned from
visit to the pages of several leading ladies'
magazines, and from walk on one Of our
city promenadcs, has an idea that he may
interest some of our fair readers by de-
scription of the fashions. The dress
which he finds most popular is sort OF
a compromise between the bloOmer and a
child's trock, which, falling to a point
about six inches above the sole of the foot
affords abundant opportunity for the dis
play of-pretty CATERS. Criuoline seems
| to be nearly discarded in walking dresses
and our sisters begin to look in this re-
spect somewhat as our fathers sweet
hearts did. At, a party, ladies are privi-
| legged to wear trails, which, extending from
three to five feet from the point at which
| the dress would naturally touch the
ground, are remarkable for their conve-
nience and the ease with which they may
he managed, especially as all admirers are
kept distant by the fear OF treading upon
the costly silk.
The ornament for the head, known as
bonnets, seem gradually decreasing into
nothingness, though generally they retain
| the Shapes OF lHSeEteu Soup piateo "ha
vegetable dishes. Among the peculiar
alterations upon these is u aturned-up piece
on the front and back, intending TO con-
yey the idea that they resemble some old
style helmet but for the life of us We can
find nothing so approximating to it in shape
as an inverted cart saddle. To tell the
truth, however, they are the S,ceeteSt,
dearest things you ever saw. The latest
thing in this line is styled the mermaid's
| iov," and consists of a straw con-
Germ of the size and shape of a
good oyster shell, allowing water
fall almost as high as Niagara tt
fall from behind, while little cascades
wend their way about the ears and neck
| in delightful confusion. Some, however
discarding the comparatively ancient water
fall, have adopted the Chinese attachment
which is truly novel and beautiful idea
recently imported from Pekin; Paris
fashions being stale since the days OF the
cable. BY the Chinese attachment, The
hair, being twisted into cue, is allowed te
fall to the waist in rope terminating IN
knot of ribbons presenting, OF course, q
very unique appearance.
Finding himself exhausted on reaching
the foot of the cue, our fashion editor de
fers mantillas, capes, and lcw-neck dresses
until another time.
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ARREsTs.-But two arrests were reported
at the lower station yesterday. Jim,
colored, was taken up on warrant for as
saulting his friend, Solomon Ellick, in
manner entirely uncalled for and unlocked
for by Solomon.
Elizabeth Crump was arrested for as
saulting Susan Price and remaining in
Susan's house without the permission OF
the tenant.
As we left the station, an aggrieved
colored matron, followed by three chill
dren, entered to obtain a warrant for the
arrest of an irate carpenter who, finding
her daughter gathering shayings, informed
her that he "would give her shavings,' >
and did so in the shape of tremendous lick
on the side OF the head.
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klcHNnEn, Angust q, ls6s.

I'VV.
Dear sir,-I feel bound to acqualnt you Of the
worst kind Of dyspepsia, which / have been az
Facted with forthv last five years, which feared
woald terminate Ia consumption. After my ply.
stefan became despaired, | then was persuaded
10 seek relief from Bakers Premium Bitters,
which dtd. and after the OF the four bottles
purchased Of you. became A. well as ever was
tn my life My doctor remarked II had batiod his
skill. Nothing dlsaEreeiuE with me- in my diet
believe there are remedies for all diseases, bat
we all err In yielding to the confidence of our
phv-iciars Respectfully WILLIAM B. GUoDB.
To Mr T. Ers,r, Union Hill, Richmond, Va.
my lS-ts
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2irl1mond nispatth.


The Orange Erpositor publishes a part
of the annual report of the Auditor of
Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending
September 80, 1866, from which we take
the following table, showing the relative
number of male whites and blacks who
have attained the age of twenty-one years
This table is made up from the returns OF
the commissioners of the revenue, and is
therefore, more correct than those taken
by the census takers:
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CIRCUIT Court OF RICHMoND.-ln this
court yesterday the will of Richard G
Morriss was admitted to probate. Charles
Y. Morriss and Robert F. Morriss qualified
as executors, each giving bond in the
penalty of 100000.
The will of Samuel II. Mccarthy was
partly proved, and continued for further
proof. -,
The case of Butler Us. Ragland is still
being considered.
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MAGAZINES FOR THE LADIEs.-Tnrner
has placed upon our table copies of Frank
Lsslis's Gazette OF Fashions and Godsys
Ladv Book for June-both Of which are
filed with patterns for slippers, bonnets
head dresses, other dresses, wrappings
balmorals, and everything else-besides
stories, thrilling novelettes, and engrayings
Turner has several more copies, and is will
ing TO sell them.
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ELECTION OF OFFICERs.-The following
officers were elected at a recent meeting OF
the Shockoe Hill Literary and Debating
Society: President, o. A. Glazebrook ;
first vice president, John S. Ayres second
vice president, Charles A. Spence; re-
cording secretary, J. Taylor Strain; cor
responding secretary, William +. Jones
treasurer, William B. Isaacs, Jr.; editor
of the Gem, II. Clay Brock; assistant edi-
tor, DR.. J. W. Davis; librarian, Lewis q.
Wood. Mr.. George l.. Christian declined
reelection as president. Mr.. Christian has
served a. president of the society for the
last year, and has enjoyed the respect and
esteem of the members of the society du-
ring his term of office.
After the election Of officers, a debate
upon the question, "Should the Emigra-
tion of the Young Men of the South be
Encouraged ~ was entered into, Messrs.
Morse, Sratton, Ragland, and Sutton,
being the d"baters.
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THE CHoLERA.-A physician of this city
contributed last spring to the Medical Jour
nal paper in which he stated that the
neighborhood in Wheeling in which the
cholera first appeared and proved most
fatal some years ago was near locality
whence the authorities Of that city had toe
late in the season removed large quantity
of filth, thereby creating q most offensive
nuisance. Either clean up while the
weather is cool, or not ut all, was the IN
ference to be drawn.
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CEDARwOoD BURIAL GROUND, FOR CO.
LoRED PEoPLE.-A meeting of all inte-
rested in the restoration of this cemetery
will be held tomorrow evening at O'Clock
in the basement of the First African
church. The persons who have charge of
this matter have organized themselves into
company, and elected Lomax B. Smith
president, and have entered upon the work
in earnest. In looking about for suitable
spot, we learn that they have selected the
| old grounds Just across the ravne from
| Shockoe Hill Cemetery, so long used by
| them for that purpose, rather than to pur-
chase and lay out new one. These
grounds are very much out of repair, and
very much of the enclosure has been re-
moved or has decayed and fallen; and the
object of this meeting is to devise ways
and means to make it fitting "city of
the dead"
This cemetery, established in lSl4, has
been known as the Phoenix burying
ground. The name has been changed to
Cedarwood"-a very appropriate and
pretty name. Most of the better class of
colored people who have lived and died
amongst us have been buried in this spot.
Among them we will mention Gilbert
Hunt, SO well known as having rendered
very valuable assistance in rescuing per-
sons from the Theatre on the 26th of De-
cember, 1911, when so many of the good
and beautiful of our city perished in the
flames; John L. Furguson, the well-known
barber Kctterbell, for long time stage
carpenter at the Theatre; Rev. Martin
Jenkins, Daniel McNaughton, John Pearce,
and many others. Among the BARRIERS
who were long and tavorably known to
our citizens, aud who have been buried
there, we notice John Crump, George 2.
Gray, Lewis Armistead, Christopher
Mack, George W. Ruflin, and Benjamin
W, Judah.
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1t will be seen that there are but twenty
one counties and one town (those marked
with a starr in which the blacks prepon-
derate in number. OF these Amelia, Eli
zabeth City, Essex, James City, King Will
liam, Powhatan, Prince George, and York,
are very small counties.
Persons familiar with the State will per-
ceive at glance that these statistics are,
as general thing, reliable. Richmond
city is not properly reported, there being
at least half as many black voters here as
white ones. But these statistics ought to
satisfy the negroes that there is no more
prospect of their carrying Virginia in the
next election than there is of the white
men carrying Massachusetts,.
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The Dumas -Menkin case was decided IN
Paris on the 5th of May, before the Tribu-
nal Judgment being given in favor OF the
photographer. Nj. Dumas was condemned
to pay the costs.
A factory in Trenton, New Jers'::', 1t
year made liz ,320, 600 paper bags
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YoUNG MEMS MISSIONARY SoCIErY.-At
a meeting of the Young Mems Missionary
Society OF the Second Baptist church on
Monday night, the following officers were
elected for the next six months DR.. George
B. Steel, president; I. A. ChalkIey, vice
president; B. D. Chalkley, recording Sc
cretary; Judson B. Wood, corresponding
secretary; +. Starke, treasurer.
The society has done much towards the
mission cause in this city, and hope to dc
much more in the future. They have
thirty-odd active besides u large number
of associate and honorary members. We
wish them much success in their noble
work.
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The UNITED STATES GRAND JURY AND
THE DrsTILERS.-The Grand Jury of the
United States Court have been delayed in
their investigations respecting the distil-
lers in our vicinity, in consequence of the
absence of an important witness. That
witness was, however, before them on yes
terday, and if true bills are found, they
will probably he handed into court to-day.
We are, however, more strongly confirmed
in the belief expressed by us few days
since that nothing will be done with the
distillers by this court.
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TRINITY SABBATH SCHOOL SOCIETY,"
The annual meeting OF this Society was
held on Sabbath afternoon last. The
meeting was an interesting and important
one, the reports showing the school to be
in better condition than at any time for
many years. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: James ii
Walford, president; Beverly Wells, vice
president Thomas W. Pembcrton, super
intendent; Charles P. Rady, assistant su-
perintendent William Willis, Sr., secre-
tary James +. Riddick, assistant secre-
tary; William Hall Crew, registrar; G. b
Lipscomb, treasurer Allen Talbot, Frede-
rick Williams, and Henry Duesberry, libra.
rans; T. VI. Hiltzhimer, J. II. Johnson
Robert Truslow, Samuel W. Harris, Will
liam Ettinger, Beverly Wells, John I
Perry, and others, visitors.
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GONG THE WRONG WAY.-Among the
consignments by the steamship Hatteras,
Captain Alexander, which left this port
Yesterday afternoon for New York, was
one of $1,000 bushels Of corn aud oats.
The suspension of operations in the distil-
leries in and around the city has reduced
the price of grain so low that merchants
tiud margin of profit in shipping it to New
York.
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W.tA the above honorable record, and with nett
asset, the rt Of January last, Cline Of the last
arru. statement OF Sl,37l, ,5l6.7I and very large
monthly income, we confidently recommend the
HOME" 20 our patrons and al others wishing
reliable insurance, and respectfully solicit appli-
cations on all desirable risks.
THOMAS VI. ALFRIESD < SON,
Insurance Rooms No. 902 Main street,
nv lf-lw Richmond, Va.
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TURNER, on Governor street, keeps US
supplied with the news. He is ready to
accommodate everybody that wants papers,
periodicals, or books, with the latest aud
best in the market.
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EsE JOHN j. WERTH,

RE JOHN J. WERTH,
MAIN STREET,
CORNER BELOW THE PosT.oPFTCE,
j. prepared to furnish to strictly cash customers
CARBON HILL COKE,
ASTHRACITE and RlTUMIN0TS COAL,
and SAWED OAK and PINE WOOD,
deliverable in any part OF the city.
No inferior FUEL w.ll BE- sid on any terms a
prms object being to give satisfaction in all cases
nv Its
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING
first that has ever been held in the Unitet

first that has ever been held In the United
States composed Of both races, and na-
tural desire exists In the public mild TO
learn something of its working, and Of the
capacity exhibited by the colored race for
the duties recently devolved upon them:
Therefore we, the white portion Of the
said Grand Jury, are grstified TO nave u
in our power to state that the conauct
of the colored grand jurors has oeen
throughout their session uninterupt-
edly exemplary and praisewortby
they have not only been unsssumiDg'
but courteous and respectful to ALL
giving proper and earnest attention 10
the business before us; and not only ex-
hibiting gratifying degree Of intelligence
but an earnest desire to discharge their
duties with fidelity and impartiality TO Gil
parties--in short, they would compare
tayorably with the same number Of white
persons ordinarily selected for such
position.
Jyo. NJ. Boris (Foreman),
ISAAC p. BALDWIN,
WM. q. MANSFIELD,
JOSEPH I. JANNEY,
MICHAEL UABARGER,
JOHN WIssLER,
THOMAS DAVIS
WA. BARTLETT,
JACOB NJ. TRoTH,
Jos. SEGAR,
JNO. HAwXHURsT,
PETER CoUsE,
DAVID LUPTON,
T. S. TENNIS,
JOHN w. GHEGG,
G.. +. WATSON.
Grand Jury Room, Nay, 1867.
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Classification Of Advertisements.

[EoTE.-Au advertisements are classified, as
they are thus more easily referred to by the reader
The new ones appear Arst under each heading
Advertisements received too late for classiica-
tion will be found at foot of columns.