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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-07-10
AssctHD, Sales.
THIS DAY.
ByI. N. Cooke, Auctioneer,
Seventh street between Broad and Marshali

ELEGANT FURNITURE. DRY
T. GOODS, &C., AT AUCTtoN:-On WEDHEs
DAY MORNING the 10th instant, az ~ Q ei9ck I;n.
will sell at my store an assortment OF ELEGANT
FURNITURE embracing
Marble-top Walnut Washstsnds,
e-top Cabinets,
Mahogany, jenny Lind, and other Bedsteads;
Rosewood and Walnut DiTans,
Walnut Parlor Chairs,
Lounges,
Rockers and other Chairs,
Wardrobes.
Office Desks,
Marble-top Centre and other Tables,
Faro Tables.
large lot of Dry Goods,
Boots and Shoes,
Platedware, Cutlery,
Candy Jars, &C., sc.
Consignments solicited, and recetyeo up !" nous
of sale. l. y: CVShS,
jy 9-2t AuclloneeE.
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BY E. Gathrght, Auctioneer,
No. 1893 Main street, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth.


SUPERB PARLOR AND CHAMBER
= FURNITURE FINE GILT MIRR9kSI,, SUB sSp ps
SELs AND OTHER CARPETS, PLATEDWAhE,
Sc, AT AUCTION.-I will sell at my store on
thursday the llth instant, alto o'cloeK, snJ
perior assortment OF HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN
FURNITURE. belonging to parties leaving Inc
Beautifully carved Mahogany and other ward
robes, ,b,r
Fine Marbls-top, Walnut, Mahogany ahu o'iiei
Cabinets,
Marble top Washstands,
Splendid Gilt Mirrors,
Fine Carpets, ,,.,o,s
Beautifully. carved Diyans, covered Win SiiA
Brocatelle; c,.u
Mahogany Rockers,
Excellent Feather Beds,
Mattresses, Bedding. &c.
Mahogany Sideboards.
Parlor Tables, Hat Racks, ,, -
Dining Tables and Chairs, WltG many olher
articles too numerous TO detail.
ALSO,
. fine Cooking Stoves
Fine lot Sr cro'kery &c iF Al te Fl sofa
i've Aucioneer.
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BY Grubbs Il Williams, Auctionaers,
Northwest corner OF Main and Eleventh streets

TRUSTEES SALE OF A FARM OF
L TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY. SEVEN AND
a HALF ACRES OF LAND, ON THE RlCHMUSn
AND CHARLOTTESVILLEpL PLANK ROAD, SEg EN-
MILES NORTH OF THE CITY OF RlCHMOSiD;.II
By virtue of deed of trust executed by Ellal
Priddy and wife to Loftin N Elicit, trustee, dated
18th December. 1857, and recorded In Henri so
County Court office, being thereto req9eitea I ~
said Prlddy and by the present holder Of the deot
secured will sell at auction. upon the premises,
on TUESDAY the 3oth day of July, at ~ O. ci DC
h., If fair, II not, then on the next Inir c ons
veyed by the said deed, OF SO much th ne .Sa
may be necessary to meet the P1rppses , Ui
trust, the same being TRACT OF az on adj
ioining the lands Of A. Warwick, s.G. WaldIroP,
John Clash, and others. and has upon 1t y +" ELL
ING, with the usual out buildings;
A6HA' " THOMAS ELLETT,
Executor of l.. N. Elicit, DECEASED,
and, as such, Trustee.
GRuRBs & WILLIAMS, Auctioneers. 1y S-tds
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8Ip,e,cjaJ Notices.


NJ THE TIME FOR REELECTION
HAS CONF.
DRY aooDs
LESS THAN GOLD VALUE.
DRESS GOODS MARKED DOWN.
GREAT BARaA1Ns.
ALL KINDS OF SUMNER GOODS MUST BE
CLOSED OUT.
WE DON'T INTEND CARRYING ANY OVER
THE sfAsoN.
now Is THE TIME TO BUY.
Intending TO close ont our stock OF
SUMNER GOODS,
ws have great reductions in the prices OF the
same. We offer very large stock OF Mozam-
biques, Hernanis, Berages, Lenos' dos''
hair and other Dress Goods, at re-
duction Of from Is TO 50 per cent?
Is they must be sold.
R~tra vide Linen sheeting at $l.so, worth 81 per
yard;
R,,,.w,dtb Blsached and Unbleached Cotton
sheeting at &c.,;
Bleached Cottons, full yard wide, at 1Sc.' SOLD
elsewhere at 1oc.;
Bleached Cotton, full yard wide, nesrly as good
as Wamsutta, At 2oc.-Wamsutta sells at 'Sc.
pillow case Cotton at 20 and 2sc.;
Unbleached Cotton at 10, l2a, IS, ls!, and 2oc.;
Nainsook Musins at 25 80 49, 50, and eoc, fully 80
per cent below regular prices;
Swiss Muslps at 25 40, and Soc, worth IS, 90, and
&c.;
Curtain Muslins at 2oc.;
skirting Cambria Il yards Wide. ct 5oo worth &c.;
Black Alpaca at 5oc., worth &c.,
Bomba zines at Sl.25, $l.5o, and $l.75;
Table Cloth at 75c., worth $l.25;
Doylies at g. so per dozen, worth $3.50:
Damask Napkins at So per dozen, worth $3.50;
Huckaback Towels at $3.50, So, 50. and IS;
Real French wove Corsets at 81;
Black Silks at 81 IS and sl.so, worth 81 and 50;
Handsome Summer shawls at $l.so, worth 80;
Black Silk sacques and Basques, last years STYLE
at 80 per cent. below cost;
F,,hyo5deYed Linen Collars at 75c. per dozen,
worth 50;
Papsr Cuffs, ten pairs for &C., worth 5oc.;
Black Lace shawls and Points at a reduction Of 80
per cent;
Bishop Lawn at CSC. per yard, worth 4oc.i
White Brilliants at Csc. per yard, worth 4oc.;
Crochet Trimming, yards in piece, for loc.,
worth 1oc. per yard;
Hoop Skirts at SO, 75c., and 81;
Russia Diaper at 81. 25, worth So. apiece;
Linen Handkerchiefs at $l.25, $780, and $2.2s per
dozen;
Bed Tick at 17ic.;
Shifting Stripes at l2ac.;
Veil Berage all colors at Soc worth 75c. per yard;
Daisy Frilling at &c., &c., and 81 apiece;
Crystal and Amber Trimming, slightly damaged,
at l21c. per yard, worth 5oc.;
Cassimeres at 75c. and 81. worth sl.25 and Sl.5o
per yard;
White Flannel at 25c.;
Calicoes at 121, 10, ls3, and 2oc.;
Ginghams at Is. per yard;
And all other goods at very low prices, as we are
determined to reduce our stock.
LEVY BROTHERS.
jys leH Aaln sIreet.
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Steamers.


TOR PALATKA, FERNAN- GFTs,
T. DINA, JACKs0NViLLE, sssstSsssSsa
and all the landings on the st. Johns river, Tta
Savannah, Georgia.
The new and splendid stoSmship DICTATOR
q 900 tons urtheni, Captain LOUIS NJ CoAETTEn.
Carolina, every TUESDAY NiGHr, At c'elocG.
for tho above places.
For ght or passage, apply on board. or at the
otice of the agency, No. II Wander Horst'a wharf,
Charleston, South Carolina.
Ia11 Agents,
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BASEBALL CLUB
IL The members Of the Richmond Base ball
Club are requested to attend the regular monthly
meeting of the Club THIS Tuesday EVENING,
July eth, at the City Hall. at o'clock. ly e-lt
STOCKHOLDERS Z Ell N Ga
- meeting OF the stockholders of the Richmond
Glass Manufacturing Company will be held at the
office of J. II. Montague on MONDAY, August 9Th,
1857, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. full meeting is desired
WILLIAM s. NORRIS,
y3-eod3w&thendtd President.
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TWO TENEMENTS, ON BAKER
NAVY HILL, FOR SALE AT AUCTION
Will be sold on WEDNESDAY the 10th day
Of July on the psemises, at o'clock p. III. !,
TWO TENEMENTs, with brick front, on Baker be-
tween Fifth and Sixth streets, fronting on the south
side OF Baker street twenty feet each, and running
back sixty-two feet to an alley sixteen fest wide
The house Is q comfortable ono, with four rooms,
and has fine well of water on the lot, used on
both lots.
TEPxs: Liberal, and will be made known at the
SALE JAMES M. TAYLOR 4 SON,
i've kuctioneers.
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EOR RENT, the superior FOU r
Il STORY AND BASEM WARE II
own store This house has every conve- I&6
nisnce with vault and safe inside, and has no
superior in the city Other In location or arrange
NH Its HARYRYs d WILLIAMS.
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ITCH CONSTABLE'S SALE.-Will
IL be cold on MONDAY, July Is, 1857, COM
mencing at II o'clock A. NJ, on the premises, on
the corner OF Main and Fourteenth streets, the
property in the Office of the Tses newspaper, first
floor, conssting Of one large IRON SAFE and
OFFICE FURNITURE. Also. the property on
much of the other property on said premises IS
may be necessary to satisfy q distress warrant in
my hands in favor of Ra.-al 4 Co. %. Charles
q. Wynne:
jy4 A. Z. CRUMP, q. Z. c. 4.
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Mcetj71gS.

MASONIC NOTLCE.-The MEM g.
Nl bers of Lo2a Franchise, No. So, are "
hereby summoned to attend q regular meet-/ "
ing of their Lodge THIS EVENING at O'Clock.
BY order of the W. M.
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,I1alctio,, Sales.
FUTURE DAY.
BY Leo 4 Goddin,
Real Estate Agents and AuetioneeH'
M 1sfl Cary street.

ok HUNDRED AND: s1XTYcssolxA,s
= ACRES OF WOOD LAND EEAR , W.LCGEnnss
WHARF. il CHARLES onTI Il, G y cSarIss city
conrtbon.s ON THURSDAY the 18th Of July, tss ;;;
that being court day, Gee ACREs three ana rs
miles from Wlleox's wharf, on James six The
lands Of John Walker, James Barnes, snd others.
This land is we'll wooded, and would suit any one
VIII ha scnb vidad 20 as to suit persons OF small
,saans. The improvements consist 81 new, CON.
mfortabIa house and kitchen. Mr.: John ham6let ID
now living on the placer Lhh I" 9us,idSa.,,z
After the above sale viii BE- sold u AChESs h nssr
En- and others This tract 10 also well wooded:
Tppns. Made known on day OF sale. u
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CHER1FFS sALE.-Will be sold at
y the auction. house Of Isaac n. Cooke, on
msncing at 10 o'clock on the 10Th instant about
1so pairs Ladies' and Misses SHOES, Boys and
Mems BOOTS, lot of COATS and PANTS. lot OF
CALICO, one SHOWCASE, CABINET, WARD.
ROBE, TABLE, and sundry other articles OF value,
to satisfy distress warrant in my hands In favor
of Augustine against Solomon.
iy Sootds JOHN W. WRIGHT, S. C. R.
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81 u ERssZSsaa

k0 Hl@=z95aass r
ICHMOND AND DANVILLE
hRAILROAD-CHAHaE OF sCHRDULB-NEW
ARRANGRMENT-On and after SUNDAY May
S, 1857, only one daily Mail and Passenger Train
Will DO run upon this road each way
THROUGH MAIL AND PASSENGE TRAIN
GOING WEST.
Lesvs Richmond daily at.".......'.'"..daee q. m
Leave Danville daily at.................S.oop Z. ~.
Arrive at Greensboro at."............I.eaf. "a.
connecting at Surkevillo with trains on sonthsias
railroad for Lynchburg, knoayi Yeh trsins on
MOTH Carolina railroad for Charlotte, ColSmbis,
Augusta, Macon; Columbus, savan'
nah, Atlanta, Montgomery, Moolle' Ns" o'ieShs'
&C., &c. oo,rop.sr
leave Greensboro daily st.......'....''s'H 4. n.
To- va DRnyille daily at.... ~ a. u.
Arrive at Richmond at, ..................'sHf N.
cnnnscting at Burkeville with trains on soulhs!de
roao ioi THOMAS DODAMBAD,
us Superintendent.
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EEa - q 80 %
vTIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD.
v sUMMER sCHEDULE.-On and after Sun
Day. June re- the Mall Train will be run between
Richmond and the western terminus OF the road
(Which In q few weeks will be at Covingtonj daily
except on Sunday, and on Sunday between Rieh.
mona and 0ordonsvflle.
Leave Richmond. ...........,....".... Us A. NJ.
Leave western terminus. 4 y A. ".
Arrive In Richmond .................... 3.ts p. NJ
Arrive at western tsrminus....- $1,000. G.52 p H.
The Freight Train leaves Richmond
daily. except on Saturdays at. ::.... 800 P. u.
Arrives in Richmond, except on Mon
Passenger Car will be attached 70 this train
east OF Gordonsville.
Passengers for Natural Bridge, Roclbridys
Baths and Alum Springs at Goshen;
Passengers for Bath Alum, Warm Hot, and
Healing Springs at Millboro
Passengers for White and Salt Sulphur and
Sweet Springs at western terminus
The arrangements with stages are such ~ 10
avoid night travel after 8 P. 81. In all cases.
Through tickets sold to ell tina above poin,s.
Also. 10 oil prominent points In the sou.hwest, TO
Washington and northern cities. and to prominent
points In the Valley Of Virginia, and on the
Orange and Alexandra railroad.
Fl. D. WYITCOMB,
ie General Superintendent.
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BY E. B. Cook, Auctioneer,
Corner Governor and Franklin streets.
ARGE AND ATTRACTIVE SALE
FURNITURE, pARLoR SETS, MIRRORS,

T ,ARGE AND ATTRACTIVE IT. SALE
FURNITURE, PARLOR SETS, MIRRORS,
OFFICE FURNITURE,
IRON SAFE, OMMIEUsES, &C.,
AT AUCTION.
On WEDNESDAY, July 10th, at 10 O'CLOCK, Will
sell at the Monument Hotel, corner OF N1nth ana
Grace streets, the entire HOTEL OUTFIT, CONSIST
ing OF .rrrze
HANDSOME MIRRORS, -o,
TAPgsTkY, BRUSSELS, and INGRAM CAB
FLOOR GILCLoTH and MATING,
MARbLE.T0P CHAMBER SUITES,
COTTAGE CHAMBER FURNITURE, PLAIN
BUREAUS WARDROBES, WASHSTAADS,
HAIR and SHUCK MATTRESSES,
FEATHER BEDS, BEDDING,
CANE and WOOD-SEAT CHAIRS,
WALNUT EXTENSION and SIDE TABLES.
A large lot OF CR0CKERY, CHINA, eLAsS,
and TINWARE, &c, &C.
The Office furniture consists Of
MAHOGANY and WALNUT DESKS,
TILTON & MCFARLAND IRON SAFE, sc.
After which will be sold
/ large OMNIBUS, capable of carrying twelve
pair sunerior HORSES and HARNESS,
Concord SPRING WAGON.
The attention Of the public is ca He'd to this sale
as it affords everybody opportunity OF supply
themselves with good furniture, and to any one
wishing to embark in this business an opportunity
raraly met with embracing as does every article
A''0''"-' Ro. P. EMERSON.
Sale conducted by &. B. Cook, Auctionser.
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VIZ A N II L y. by n settled widow
w woman, a SITUATION as NURSE or WAIT
ING MAID to lady going travelling. Any lady
going north OF south, or to The springs, wanting
4 maid nurse will please address note through
the post office. to MRS. JENhlE w.
or she would take situation to do chamber or
dining. room work in Il hotel or boarding house,
or nurse or house eervant In a private family in
the city. Any one wishing to employ her will do
u great favor by addressing AS above. jy s-3t*
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EASE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
IL AT AUCTION. In obedience to On act
March II, 1857, the undersigned, appointed
Commissioners to take charge Of certain public
property named in said act, Will lease 10 the high.
est bidder, at public auction, on the premises, on
MONDAY the 1st day of August next, at4 o'clock
p. NJ, the LOT or PARCEL OF GROUND IN the
city of Richmond known as the PUBLIC WARE
Railroad depot. for the term OF ten years.
F. 81. PEIRP0INT,|
VIM. +; TAYLOR, Commissioners.
iy-l-td
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BY Regnault Co., AuclloHoeiH'
Main street between Eighth and Ninth.
u1IIL BE SOLD BY AUCTION, Al
w our store, on THURSDAY, llth instant III IL
O. clock, r,y,rrpp
MAHOGANY PIANO,
FEATHER BEDS, BOLsTERS and PILLOWS,
PAKLOR SUITES,
MIRRORS, STATIONERY,
BOOKS. PtATEDWARE,
SADDLES,
BUGGY HARNESS, SC.
Consignments received until morning OF sale.
iy 9-3t REGNAULT & Co., AuctioEeers.
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STl IL AREsD.-NEW FLOUR.
~ NV FLOUR. hsW PLoCR! TIE FIRST
: r THB SH SnS!! To LpVsRs Fl conn
BREAD having secured a lot Of new -four will
q ow cor nance 10 Manufacture II ~ III. my "a.
pertnT FAMILY BREAU, q Witch cali the MI.
tsnlion Of my customers and the pahlic generally
~ hklGGS> b kay
Jye-t 7t7 .aa4a Street.
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By Grubbs b Willisms, Auesioneen,
u,,.,vs.t corner of Main and Eleventh streets.

SALE.-As trustee IN
dsed Of trust from W lillian J: Gentry, dated sen
duly RECORDED IN to
Court, s,ie aaetion, on the premises, on TUESDAY,
18th Of July sl2ss p M II fall snna II nsf r tsi
nssts Conveyed by aaid deed of trust lying and
being in asDriso In that PsFs
called en "a fset. between and and Twenty
souantS and Twenty. eighth streets, and adjoining
the property Of the said William gentry on sne
nv ~, ths day above named by Joseph F. Snipes.
Terms: Cash sufficient to dsfray expenses OF
sale and to discharge note OF $500, with Interest
the said william ]. Gentry shall prescribe and d.
rect or in case OF his failure to give such direc.
ton on such time and terms as the said trustee AZ
''iie VI 'aie 'n"A. '''iN WILLIAM P. sNIPEs.
BY GRuRRs & WILLIAMs, Auetioneers. jy4
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WAsMSGTHRBos good COOK k,S WAs HE
3l5 Broad street, between Third and Fourth.
Nv le-1tx
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Rattir''o.;l'ads.i
TtnHrosp Ard PsfszsBURa RA1Lnolb Co.,
's' RfcHnoNb, VA, July ., 1907.

"a Wa y 9
'|1HA NJ az OF SCHEDULE.-On and
I = alter YHpAY this 9Th instant trains on this
Iaxvs Richmond daily ut s A. II. and LOOP. ".
Leave P etsrsburg daily at s.4oA. u. aud SIS P.
ON MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and FRIDAYS
an ACCOMMODATIONS TRAIN Will leave Rich.
mord At S p. II. and Petersburg att N:
Ths 40 p. III. train connects at Petersburg with
NarfoIt train daily Except Sunday. Fare TO Nor.
folk, With through tickets and baggage checks 81.
10. Engineer and Superintendent.
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By James n. Taylor & Son, Auctloneers,
Office No. SCI Main street, third door below the
Spotswood Hotel.
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UTANTED.-A gentleman of expe.
IN a srhool. or would Ia Ike charge Of school. He
Is a graduate in Latin, French. Spanish Mathe-
mates, Natural Sciences, English, and Litera.
tnrs Has had an experience OF three years, ana
can pive the best reference. Address, stating par
iy lo-t26thJy*
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WANTED, Prime WHITE WHEAT,
w by THOMAS BRANCH & CO.,
Bankers and Commission Merchants,
iy 10-3t No. lois Main street.
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rIlO TEACHERS.-WANTED, a MAR
i RED GENTLEMAN of experience, ability,
and influence. TO aid, as partner or otherwise, iE
the management OF st-class Female school.
nation, experience, &C., E. D., box 44a, Peters
burg, Va. jy l0-4t*
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neutrality-suspicious. will be made
IN at the proper time fer the renewal OF certif-
cate of one share OF stock in the Richmond and
Danyille Railroad Company, No. 0, for Sl0O, which
said certificate has been lost or mislaid.
iel2-W2m ALBERT NJ. AKIN.
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Lost, Str0ued, and Found.

ESTRAY.-Came to my house few
LIZ days since an estray SHEEP, which the owner
can have by describing and paying enaLsss
JANIS a. TAYLOR,
u s-2t* near Camp Lee.
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"ANTED, by respectable white
w woman, a SITUATION TO do house work
snd sew Would lake me entire enasgs 81 9%Ioy
by u young girl as seanstress and to assist in
housework. TO remain IN the city. Best references
given. Address b. 4. M,
" s-3t& Dispatch office.
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WTANTED, WHITE GIRL, not ex-
w ceeding fifteen years of age, to do general
homework ard act as nurse. Also, WHITE
WOMAN as cook, washer, and ironer. Both must
come we'll recommended. None others need apply.
Apply to No. 3OS, north side of Grace between
Third and Fourth streets. jy l0-ltt
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WE DON'T INTEND CARRYING ANY OVER
THE sfAsoN.

VOW Is THE TIME TO BUY.
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WANTED, TO SELL F Eft e e n
w YOUNG MULES and eight FINE HAkNESS
HORSES among them one fine SADDLE HORSE
and two extra fine MARES. we'll broke to harness.
apply at tho Virginia Stables, corner of Franklin
and Fifteenth streets. 10 l0-et
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-30
ALABAMA ITEMS.

The business men Of Selma, Alabama
are holding prayer meetings every morn
ing, when, as we suppose, they mus
make "an increase Of business" a spe
cisl topic in their petitions.
The sexton report for the week con,
tains tone freedman" which certainly
proves there is a general ~stagnation o.
affairs in Selma, extending even t
death !
The Huntsville Independent admin.
listers a grave homily to the young men
of that town, on their increasing devo.
ton to idleness, beer drinking, gambling
and profane swearing.
The colored folks gave q fair in
Huntsville, last week, which netted
S484, enough, the editor thinks, to secure
the completion of the colored church, for
which object the fair was gotten up.
The Mobile Times has the following
A hawk measuring fifty-five and q half
inches from tip TO tip OF his wings, and
twenty-iv inches from his beak to the
end Of his tail, was killed on the wing,
with No. 6shot, at a distance of seventy
two yards, last Friday week, near Ma
rion.
"A freedman named Ira Smith was
arraigned before a justice of the peace
in this place yesterday, on the charge of
attempting to burn the dwelling house
OF Mr. Eli T. Sears, who lives near this
place. After an impartial examination
the negro was bound over to appear at
the next term of the circuit eourt.-Au-
tGugn Citizen, 2lSt.
The heavy sleet and freeze or last
Thursday night, or Friday morning, de-
stroyed almost the entire fruit crop, and
played wild havoc with our early gar
dens. -DemOpolis Era, 20th.
Mr.. John Donaldson, an old and re-
spectacle citizen of this county, died in
this place at the Carrollton hotel on last
night. He had been somewhat
ailing for some days, and on Friday
night ne concluded that he might find
relief in q dose of morphine. He took it
and went to sleep, and was found dead
in his bed next morning. Vest Atd-
18th.
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The Vicksburg Times of the 9Th
inst. contains Gen. 0rd's order No. !, oil
assuming command of the fourth mill
tary district, until recently known as the
state of Mississippi. The general says
]. The undersigned having been ap.
pointed by the president 70 command
the fourth military district, consisting Of
the states of Mississippi and Arkansas
hereby assumes command thereof.
2. Competent civil officers in this dis
trict are expected to arrest and punish
all offenders against the law, so as tC
obviate, as far as possible, necessity foI
the exercise of military authority under
the law of congress, passed March >,
1857, creating military districts.
3. Such other orders as may become
necessary to carry out the above named
act, and an act supplementary thereto,
viii be duly published.
The KosciusBo Chronicle says: We
find, upon examination and from infer-
nation derived from our country friends,
that the prospect for fruit in this section
Of country, the present year, has been
totally destroyed by the recent severe
weather. 1t has been truthfully said that
Z" misfortunes come not singly." The
Roncari opera troupe still delight the
good people Of the heroic city, and have
in part repaired the losses sustained
during their ~ill-encouraged s]ojOurn in
Memphis.
The Daily Mssissippian speaks
thus Of ex-Senator Browns recent letter :
The Clarion contains a letter of submits
sion from that extreme southern rights
man, the late Senator Brown Of the Con-
federate States. The substance of the
governors confession is that he seeded,
went up-wss badly whipped-decidedly
conquered-has been q prOdigsl son,
wants to return to his fathers mansion,
and will take the fatted calf in the shape
OF the military bill. The governor seems
TO have lost all ideas OF constitutional
liberty and hope of its restoration in the
future. His case reminds us of the de-
mise of Billy Pringles' pig, whose biog-
was written by the poet In the fol-
couplet
When he lived, he lived in clover,
~ - "a
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-30
FOREIGN.

LONDON, March 29.-In the house OF
commons last night the proposition of
the government to guarantee the Cana
dian railroad loan, was agreed to.
Noon.-5-20s IS; Erie railroad shares,
800 Illinois Central, 7Si c~onsols, 9l3.
LIVERPOOL, March %, noon.-Cotton
is quiet, steady and unchanged; the
sales will probably reach 1000 bales.
Breadstufs are quiet and unchanged.
The brokers' circular reports the i'm
ports of cotton for the week at 255, 900
bales, and the stock at 644,000 bales, be
ing 10000 above the estimate.
LONDON, March 29-p.m.-Consols
closed firm at III 5-2Os, as.
LIVERPOOL, March 29-p.m.-Cetton
closed quiet and unchanged sales 1000
bales.
PERTH, March 29.-The coronation OF
Francis Joseph, Of Austria, IS king of
Hungary, takes place at this capital in
july next.