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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-09-11

STARVATION AT RED RIVER-TEN THOU
SAND PEOPLE IN DANGER OF PERIsHING.-
The terrible calamity which has overtaken
the isolated British settlement on Red
river-whose fields the grasshoppers have
scourped with desolation as if fire had
swept over them-calls loudly upon their
prosperous neighbors of this State, whom
Providence has blessed with abundant har-
vests, to take the lead in inaugurating i'm
mediate, efficient, and comprehensive mea-
sures of relief. The Board of Directors of
the Chamber of Commerce have, we are
glad to see, at the instance of General Sio-
lev, taken the initiative of the movement,
and a committee by them appointed have
called q public meeting to give practical
effect to the hearty sympathy Of the people
of st. Paul for the distresses Of their Red
River neighbors.
Nothing but the most prompt and ener-
retic measures, prosecuted upon the largest
scale. can avert from the people of Red
River the most awful calamity Of modern
times. The case is just this Ten or
twelve thousand people, immured in dis
tant region, four or five hundred miles from
our western frontier, are on the eve OF star
walton. The grasshoppers have utterly de-
stroyed the crops Of their farmers, while,
by an unprecedented combination of mis-
fortunes, the hunters, who constitute large
part of the population, have returned from
the plains without their usual supply Of
buffalo meat. The buffaloes have disappear
ed from their usual haunts, while the fruits
of the earth have been consumed by this
terrible Eruption of grasshoppers. They
are thus cut off from all sources Of supply,
except fish, upon which they are now sub
sisting.
While their wants ere thus pressing, the
time within which they can be reached with
relief from this quarter is very short. In
few weeks, when the frost shall have kill
ed the grass on the prairies, it will be ex-
tremely difficult for trains to reach there
with supplies for want of subsistence to
feed the animals. Before November it is
not improbable that these starving people
may be walled in by five hundred miles of
snow from any possible aid, except what
may dribble through en- dog trains. The
problem before the people of Minnesota and
the benevolent of other States is within
the next six weeks to place at Fort Garry
food enough to subsist population of
10000 souls for six or seven months. That
is the work before us, and it is work
which must be accomplished.-St. Paul
(Minn.) Press, September 2.
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VIRGINIA OFFICES DISCONTINUED. -
Springfield Depot, Fairfax county, Timothy
Murphy, resigned. Papers now to Alexan-
dria. Montreal, Nelson county, Va, Mrs.
NJ. J. NJ. Fortune, ineligible, being mar
ried lady. Correspondence now to AIRING
ton.
appointments. = William Starke post
master at San Marino, Dinwiddie county,
Va, vice Mrs. Williamson, left the place.
Fillmore Brown postmaster at Glade Hill,
Franklin county, Va, vice R. A. Arlington,
resigned. Charles Dulaney postmaster at
Painters, Fairfax county, Va, vice j. IL
Painter, resigned.
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The Tennessee Militia Bill.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, September To-
The militia bill, in its present shape.
requires the certificate of ten loyal
citizens" who are freeholders, approved
by a judge, sheriff, encouragement
or member of the Legislature, de-
claring the necessity for their presence
before militia can be sent to any county.
The county thus sending for them has to
bear the expense. The bill In this form
will probably pass.
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DIRECT TRADE.-A firm in Alexandria
hare chartered tue French barque Ferriere,
and have shipped to Calais on the first
voyage sixty thousand cubic feet of ship
timber and nearly million feet superficial
measure. 1t is expected she will make four
round voyages every year, returning laden
with salt, iron, and general merchandise.
We rejoice to hear of such evidences of
the prosperity of this old Virginia city.
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Nv the Atlantic Cable.

BRUSSELS, September 9.-An interna-
tlonal convention of the workingmen of
Europe has been In session here for some
time. The attendance Is very large, and
the proceedings harmonious. The objects
Of the meeting may be summed up in q
resolution which Was adopted to-day, as
follows
That in the opinion Of the convention the
workingmen cannot obtain complete emanci-
patton from the oppression of employers by
means merely of local strikes; that all
strikes should be subject to code Of uni
form rules and regulations, and that coun-
oils of arbitration be formed to settle diff
culties between employer and employed :;
and, finally, that trade societies be estab-
lished in countries where they do not exist,
and that oil such societies be organized so
as to act in close connection and concert
with each other for the general improve
ment of the status of workingmen through
out Europe.
BERLIN, September 9.-Consul- General
Bolsing, the agent recently appointed by
the North German Parliament to negotiate
with the authorities at Washington for the
establishment Of more effectual regulations
for the protection of European emigrants,
sailed for New York to-day on the steamer
Hermann.
BOMBAY, September 8.-The press of this
city and of Calcutta, and of oil parts of
India as far as heard from, condemn the
appointment of Earl Mayo as Governor
General of India.
~ LONDON, September 9.-The Archbishop
of Armagh predicts that the disestablish-
ment of the Irish Church will dissolve the
Union and make Ireland separate State.
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The Georgia Northumberland Of
the Expelled Negroes.

ArLANTA, Ca, September l0.-ln the
House to-day resolution to reconsider the
vote of yesterday adopting resolutions re-
fieGing on the Governors message, was lost.
The House refused to place upon the
journal the protest of the negro members
lately expelled.
The protest is published, end is addressed
to the "Speaker and members of the
House." They solemnly protest against
the outrage perpetrated on their race, and
say they will appeal at the proper time to
Congress. 1t is signed by twenty eight ex-
PEELED members and twelve Republican
members still in, and is accompanied with
a demand that it be entered on the journal
of the House.
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The WINDMlLL-A SCATnING REBUKE OF
THE RADICAL CONGRESS. - Ex-Governor
Fairfield, of Michigan, in a campaign
speech delivered at Xenia, Ohio, related
The following beautiful incident of Prussiap
history
remember seeing windmill that seem
Ell beautiful. It had it's history. When
Frederick the Great was Emperor Of Prus-
sia he went out little way from Berlin
and built him palace ut Sans Souci. He
and the Empress were seated one Sabbath
afternoon in their beautiful grounds, and
the Empress said, 81 don't like that old
windmill over there :; | wish you would buy
the grounds and tear it away, as it mars the
beauty of our grounds, being right along
side, and so near them here" "l'll do it
Tomorrow" said he. So on the morrow
he went to the miller and told him he
Wished to buy his little homestead. i
don't wish to sell, ;" said the miller. But .
said the Emperor, " l must have it. l wish
70 extend and beautify my grounds, and
YOUR windmill is an eyesore to the En-
press; but, said ne, ''my grandfather is
buried yonder, and my father is buried
there, AMI this has been the home of my
ancestors for generations: want to live
and die here, and | cannot sell it," The
Emperor, getting out Of patience, said ne
would order his men to tear the mill down
and take possession of the grounds. Said
the miller, "May it please your Majesty,
there are are laws in Prussia, and l can sue
you" II don't care said the Emperor,
and went on aud tore down the mill. The
miller sued him, and the courts decided
against his Majesty, and declared that ne
should rebuild the mill and pay to the last
tsr,hing all the miller had lost.
The Emperor bowed his head, went and
rebuilt the mill, and paid all damages.
After awhile Frederick the Great was in
MS grave, and the old miller was gone but
oy and by another miller was there, and
another Emperor was on the throne. The
miller wrote TO his reigning Majesty that so
many years ago his grandfather had refused
70 sell his windmill and homestead to him,
OGt said he, az AIN poor and need the
money, and l will sell, and hope the price
10y be such az to please your Majesty;
must have S. ,0OO." The Emperor, with his
own hand, wrote reply. He wrote simply
nus You say you are poor. am sorry
I'rn. You are willing to sell Your wind
ni!t Tor $4,000. The windmill cannot be
oVla. 1t belongs to Prussian history. Eu-
.!o'ea Ind my check for $4,000. Yours
respectfully" And the name and the
great sea! Of the Emperor was affixed. |
$1,000 near that mill on beautiful after
noon, such as this has been, and wandered
Ss@0ng tie trees, or listened - tho singing
, Gl'dS' AMI caught the fragrance from ten
'I'usand beautiful flowers that filled the
81 WIN their perfumes | thought the
,-oa heaut!s',l thing Of Ill saw was that
''a0n4I! with its uugainly arms.
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Governor English has given all railroad
conductors in Connecticut special police :"
commissions, thus enabling them to more
completely govern the conduct OF passen-
gers. a..- n.,....
General Bullock, Of Georgia, has decided
that additional legislation will be required
to legalize an election for congressman In
that State during the present year.
The corn crop of Minnesota-the largest
ever grown in the State-is now nearly
ready for harvesting, and will yield from
fifty TO sixty bushels per acre.
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The rector of Christ church-Rev. Mr..
Olds-has for some time past been deeply
afflicted with malignant cancer, and the
disease has assumed its worst form. There
is but little hope of his recovery, and it is
feared this illness will soon deprive the
Church of one of its most devoted PASTORS
National Intellgencer.
The long dry spell which had parched our
pastures, dried up our vegetables, and cut
short the corn crop, was broken on Thurs
day last by most delightful rain. We
have had one or two showers since, and
though they came too late to materially i'm
prove growing vegetation, they will taclll-
tate the labors of the husbandman pre-
pairing for his fall crop.-Leesbrg Mirror.
A number of generals, colonies, captains,
lieutenants, and privates, of the Confede-
rate States army, and commanders, &C., of
the Confederate States navy, and various
others, all Of Norfolk and vicinity, have
signed call for public meeting to be held
in that city to endorse the statements Of
General Lees letter to Rosecrans.
In the County Court of Prince William,
on Monday the It'll, the case Of the Com
monwealth Us. Keys, for outrage on his
daughter, came up on application for bail
upon the ground of the prisoners ill-health.
The court refused to grant bail. The trial
will be in Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
The Virginia Military Institute opened
on the lst instant. There are upwards OF
two hundred cadets present for duty, and
additional names are added to the roll every
day.-Lerington Gazette.
The Order will lay, with due Masonic
ceremonies, the cornerstone Of Masonic
hall now in course of erection at Lovettes-
Vile, on Tuesday the 22d instant.-Lees-
burg Mirror.
William B. Powell's farm, adjacent to
Lsesburg, and containing about two hun
dred acres, has been sold to Mr.. Henry
Vandenhof, of Loudoun, for fifty dollars
per acre.
"Florence Percy" the poetess, ,oas one
of the lady clerks in, the War Department,
hut is now married (slrs. Allen), and is q
resident of Richnord = Exchange.
Colonel J. r. Lewellen, of the Norfolk
Journal, has been presented with fine
walking stick. We are not surprised to
hear it: everybody likes st the old man."
Ex-Governor T. Il. seymour's last con-
sc;ous words were to his own immediate
family: "We are all together"
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Proclamation of the Governor OF
Georgia against Armed Orsaniza'

PrOcEan1aeBOh ol thS ~okeKhoA VA
Georgia against Armed Organiza.
lions.
ATLANTA, GA, September l0.-1n COM
pliance with resolution passed by the
Legislature, in consequence Of violence
committed in some of the counties by armed
and unlawful bands of negroes, the Cover
nor issues a proclamation. He denies Civ
ing authority for armed or unarmed organi-
cations, and warns the people that drilling
and exercising in military tactics with
arms by any organized body except United
States soldiers is unauthorized, unlawful,
and against peace and good order, and must
be Immediately suspended.
He says that persons distinguished for
their hostility to the United States and
State Governments are promoting said acts
of violence by publicly denouncing the laws
as unconstitutional and void, and the re-
suit of these insurrectionary appeals is
manifest in the rapid spread of a DISPOSE
ton on the part Of those who maintain the
validity of the laws Of Congress, and the
State Government established Hereunder,
to protect themselves by arms against acts
of violence and combinations against civil
rights.
He quotes General Grants parole given
to General Lees soldiers, wherein 1t says
persons paroled "will not be disturbed by
the United States authorities so long as
they observe the parole and the laws IN
force where they reside"
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Foreign Markets.

LONDON, September lO.-Noon.-securi-
ties unchanged. TalloT quiet. Sugar
steady,
L1tEkpoot, September 1O.-Noon.-Cot-
ton steady estimated sales, 100000 bales.
Breadstutfs dull. Others unchanged. A.
ternoon.-Cotton steady; sales, $4,000 bales.
Lard firm OF rs.
LIVERPOOL, September lO.--Euening..-
Cotton steady and declined 1sd.; uplands,
101sd.; Orleans, 1OAd.; sales, lZ,ooo
bales. Resin quiet. Others unchanged.
PARIS, September l0.-The duty on su-
gar imported into France is reduced to two
francs on how much sugar y
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WAR 70 THE KN,Fs.--aWe who write
this Irish Citizen have always maintained
and published in books and in Journals
that tenants in Ireland are not only iusti-
fed, but even meritorious in slaughteripp
their landlords, when occasion serves.
There need be no delicacy about enunoi-
ating the plain doctrine there ia war in
Ireland and it is war to the knife; and
there is no law in Ireland for the tenant
all the laws being made against him. -
John Mitchell
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Richmond Cattle Market.
TIIugspAY, September 10,

THURSDAY, September 10 lse.
The receipts OF stock for the week were Sns.
leo; sheep, 400 1aIahs, LOG; calves, w. ssugppsy
fully equal 70 the demand, ahu psiSSo ~eStAA~N'
Sales were made MS follows: ga. :. aoaa
BeeE-Common. &c. q b. Yross iar 20 gooa'
TO &c. q D. No prime offered.
Sksep.-Common, $2gSs ~ hsaa. g. sn,
Lanabs-From 8S. 50 10 IS n head. IN demand.
Ccivss.-From Ss to Sis u hesd in deiaaSd.
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TELEGRAP.HIC NEWS.
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, September lG.-Postmas-
ter-General Randall is in New York, con-
sidering the propriety of endorsing the
So 900, 900 bonds authorized to be issued by
Congress for the Transatlantic Mail Com
dorsement have had the bonds printed, but
appear to have no vessels. The Postmas-
ter-General asks the Attorney-General
whether the endorsement is mandatory or
not if not, he won't endorse.
The following is published here:
"NEw ORLEANS, September 9, 1868.
81. L. Tullock, Secretary National Union
Committee
"My home in st. Francisville was mob
bed by armed Democrats on the 29th of Au-
gust. They said they wanted to wash their
hands in my blood and would have my life.
They levelled their guns at my wife, and
threw burn ing torches upon my gallery. l
was not in the house at the time.
"J. P. NEwsHAM, NJ. c."
A committee from the Tennessee Legis-
lature is here preparing an address to the
President, which they will deliver tonight.
They say the militia bill is sure to pass,
but will be dead letter if the President
will send troops enough to Tennessee.
The President is engaged tonight on
matters which prevent an interview with
the Tennessee delegation.
The revenue receipts to-day we're $685.
600. The average this week has been
alarmingly small.
After Monday next, 1908 must be sent
direct to the Treasurer here for redemption.
A bonded warehouse has been opened in
Boston to which tobacco can be shipped for
export.
Solicitor Binkley returned to-day from
New York, but did not report to Commits
sioner Rollins. He is engaged on on off,
cial report of his New York proceedings.
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Commissioner Rollins says: "if the real
,.'a'e OF person who is offered as security
y, ~ dlstiller's bond is encountered at all
!. a Guy extent he cannot qualify RS surety
I,a .sqasred to DO by the regulations of the
co anton will speak in Ohio Cor Grant and
win via ~ about the middle Of September, and
~, continue Till the October elections.
,,t 4oh. Edgar Cowan, of Pennsylvania, has
N'A Inc stump for Seymour aud Blair.
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Foreign News.

PARIS, September 10.-Queen Victoria
arrived here to-day, and leaves for London
this evening via Cherbourg.
LONDON, September 10.-The strike of
the cabmen has ended.
1t is stated that Italy asks France to
withdraw her troops from Belgrave.
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ANOTHER INDIAN OUTRAGE.-St. Louis,
September GA dispatch from Fort Wal
lace, Kansas, says that yesterday few In
dams attacked a hay train near Sheridan
and killed man named Gardner E. Car
son. They then passed westward.
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R1cH1NGs.-The Richings troupe will De-
gin their fall and winter campaign in Phila-
delphia on the 18th. Mrs. Bernard Caro-
line} is in excellent health and spirits, and
Mrs. Seguin Miss Harrison) has the sweet
est little baby everseen.-Neeo York Demo-
f.1-nf
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Personal RencOntre.

NEW YORK, September TO- Revenue
Solicitor Binkley and District Attorney
Courtney had personal rencontre to-day,
growing out of the proceedings against
Commissioner Rollins. Binkley was worst
ed, but neither party was much hurt.
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RADICAL observation-disclosures says:

NADICAL INSULENCE.-VOr hey sHyS.
" Believing the government Of Maryland
20 be not republican in form, and mere
evolutionary organization, resulting from
a corrupt bargain between Swami and the
distranchised rebels, ne shall unhesita-
tingly call, not only for bis rejection, but
for the rejection of everybody that claims
to represent the usurpation called the State
government Of Maryland"
Such language from such villain needs
no comment. Forney is representative
man of Lis party. AS he is, so it is-inso-
lent, unprincipled, truculent, and cowardly.
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Congressional n o IN IL t ions In
Georgia.

AUGUSTA, Ca, September lO.-The De-
mocrats have nominated Thomas G. Lawson
for Congress in the fourth district.
The Radical Convention to-day noml-
mated G.. q. Prince for reelection from the
fifth district to Congress.
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Loss of q Propeller-Fifty Lives Sup
posed Lost.

CHICAGO, September l0.-The propeller
'Hippercampus, which left here with thirty
passengers and crew of twenty men, was
found in the lake to-day, bottom up. She
had 5000 baskets Of peaches on deck, which
probably caused her to upset. Nothing
heard of those on board.
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FATAL RAILROAD AccIDENT.-Elmira,
n. T., September "a colored man named
Watson was run over by freight train on
the Erie road, in this city, and instantly
killed. He was literally torn to pieces.
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Rocttue the :. Boys i'm Blue"

New HAVEN, CT., September 1O:-A pro-
cession of the Boys in Blue" last night
was attacked with stones, and several Of
the members hurt, three dangerously.
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SORGHUM SUGAR.-We saw to-day at the
Office of Messrs. Shields s. Co. 3 sample OF
sorghum sugar made in Kentucky. The
planters from whom it was received are
engaged in the manufacture ny process
recently discovered, and said to be certain.
Galveston Bulletin. r..,r ,-.f5 -.1
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Reported Congressional Election I'm
Colorado.

New YORK, September 10.-The Tribune
has special telegram from Denver City
announcing the election Of Brodford Re-
publican) to Congress, and Republican
gains in Colorado.
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Prize Fight.

P1TTsBURG, Pa, September lO.-1n the
prize fight yesterday Brown beat Coulter in
two minutes.
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MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC NoMINATIoNs.-
Governor Swami was on Wednesday nomi-
mated for Congress by the Democrats Of the
$hird district; Stevenson Archer by those
Of the second district and Hon. Frederick
Stone by those Of the third.
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Health Of Ex-President Pierce.
CONCORD, N. H., September 1O.-Ex-Pre-
sident Pierce is better to-day.
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Death of a Bishop.

MONTREAL, CANADA, September To-
Bishop milford, of the Anglican church, is
dead.
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Republican o m n n 4 ON for Go
vernon of Massachusetts,.
BosToN, September l0.-The RepubI
cans have nominated William Claffiin for
Governor and Joseph Tucker for Lieutenant
Governor.
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Richmond Tobacco Market.

RICHMOND, September 10, lSe8.
Since our last weekly report receipts and inspec-
lions continue light, with less animation In the
market, owing no doubt to the difficulty In manu-
facturers shipping under the new tax law. AS
soon rs the bunded warehouses are established,
and they are able to ship welOok for better feel.
ing and better prices. Transactions for the past
week: ss7 hogsheads, Is tierces, and IS boxes.
MANUFACTURING TOBACCO.
L6.1s-Common 10 medium dark working, $50
40 good and fine dark working, Slo93$l2 sun-cured
common, $a@$l2; snn-cured good, $laG$h; coal.
cured common, SloG$l5; coal-cured briaht, &lS0
S25; coal-cured fancy, for smoking. S2oG&o.
LeG}.-Common dark working, $sg@io; medium
dark working, $ll5oG$g; good dark working,
SIC 5o@Si4; fine and wrapping, 8lsGS1s; sun
cured, fls6$3o; yellow wrappers, common, FOG
$35; yellow wrappers, medium to extra, $4oG&lco.
SHIPPING TOBACCO.
L,los-very common and heavy weights, S70
AS medium ss. 5o61Ss so good. $40. solf&i?.
Leaf.-Engish shipping $IaG$ls; Continental
shipping, $ls@Sls.
sTEMMISG ToBAcCo.
Leac-Common, ss@l2; good, sla9sls; fne'
Stsnns.-sa.5o@$s.5o and o..
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DICKLING VINEGAR, sc.

100 gallons VIRGINIA CIDER VINEGAR,
WHITE GINGER,
CELERY SEED,
WHITE aud BLACK MUSTARD SEED,
BLACK PEPPER,
LONG PEPPER,
CHM mon,
SUTMTGS.
$50 CARRhWAY SEED,
CORA SDEl SEED,
CLOVES,
STONE JARS.
CAMBRIDGE 3 ANDERSON.
tv1f E.artssE rat Rroad street.
7 WILL RECEIVE INTO Ny FAMILY
4 THREE GIRLS from ten TO fourteen years Oh
age, who viii be instructed by my danghter. sno
has had some experience IN teaching, and can ouer
satisfactory testimonials Session to begin 10Th Of
September and close the end OF Juue.
Terms, including everything except DOCKS anu
''''io'e. y '''' 10 WILLIAM GORDON,
Montreal, Nelson county,
Orange and Alexandria Railroad