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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

Why GENERAL GRANT WENT TO THE
NoRTE.-It is we'll understood among his
friends here that General Grants purpose
in going North was to feel, ever so gently,
the public pulse, and particularly to con-
cult with certain parties in the city of New
York relative to financial and other matters
before committing himself in any way to
men or measures.--Washington Letter.
Baltimore Gazette.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

HOMICIDE NEAR PiHSburg,
November 15.-John Dear was killed by
John Grove, in Temperanceville, near this
city, on Saturday night. 1t is supposed
Dear was intoxicated, and while endeavor-
ing to enter the house of Grove he was shot
and instantly killed. Grove surrendered
himself
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

PARIS, November 14.-Gioacchino Ros-
SIM, the great Italian music composer, died
in this city to-day in his seycnty-seventh
year.
The daughter Of Henry B. Brant, of St,
Louis, has sued him for $4,000 damages.
Cause.-The beat her. She and her husband
reside with the old man.
Admitting the loss to the Republicans of
Oregon, and the electoral vote will stand for
Grant and Colfax 2l4, and for Seymour and
Blair so.
Captain r. II. Fitzhush has been ap-
pointed assistant engineer Of the Norfolk
and Great Western railroad.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

DELIBERATE FrIcIpE.-lesterday morn
in-, just at re7eil!e, Orderly Sergeant Law
renee Duane, company 3, Twenty-tirst
United States iufautry, committed delibe-
rate suicide in the following manner at
the military camp near the cemetery: He
!ajl fat upon his back in his bunk, placed
the muzz,o Of his gun under his chin, and
with a handkerchief tied to the trigger and
rove under the guard, pulled the trigger
'u,. as the bucle was blown.
>"rreant Dunno was an excellent soldier,
49, the rash act by which he terminated
r. existence remains involved in mystery.
-E.c'aH ,Joam0l.
HE had been drinking freely after q
twr-1. mouths ahstinence.
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StpnynpE Burnt.

FORTRESS MONROE, November 1.-THE
steamer Matanzas, from Savannah for New
York, loaded with cotton, blew out her tube
off Hattcras, firing the vessel. The crew
we're compelled to take 10 the boats, and
were picked up after seven hours at sea
and brought here.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

CIVIL APPOINTMENTS BY THE MILITARY.
General >toneman yesterday made the fol-
lowing civil appointments: Samuel }. Nor
I0T, Tour inspector at Culpcper Courthouse,
Na.la vacancy; william H. Poston. consta-
lie frs, district, Smyth county, vice Elias
NFn.on, removed; Hugh NJ. CULLEN, con-
sadie sixth district, Smyth county, vice
EAguy Kirk, resigned.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

NEW YORK, November l5l--Mrs. Major
Pauline Cushman, alias Harriet Ward, the
noted Union spy during the rebellion, was
arrested last evening, on the complaint OF
A. B. Newcomb, for the larceny OF forty
one dollars from his person, and was COM
mittcd.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17
The Florida Afrair-NeSrO Candidate
for Congress.

for Congress.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, November 16.-At
a meeting of the Supreme Court Wednes-
day Governor Reed will apply for Quo
ararrGnto to be served on Gleason to show
by what right he holds the Office of Lieu
tenant Governor of the State. Governor
Reed claims that Gleason, not having been
a citizen when he qualified, was Ineligible
to the office. He had not resided three
years in the State, as required by the Con-
stitution.
There will be issued tomorrow n circular
in the interest of Saunders, independent
colored candidate for Congress, from g The
Unterrifed Tiger Committee Of the Repub-
lican Party of Florida and signed by some
fifteen prominent colored citizens, calling
for the hearty support of voters IN the
coming election-Decembe goth.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

pu,rtrrICLs IN YIRGrNIA.-The Office nj
Kin, George Courthouse, King George
equity. is rcJetaJlished, and Sanford j..
R.mc~ .rpointed postmaster. At Spring
vile, Tazewrll county, Daniel Hartman is
an.o.uicI postmaster, vice George McNlul-
liz, deceased. TT Mud Bridge, Caoell
county, Va, William Jordan is appointed
lg-tulas,cr. vice J. ". Jordan. The post
.... At south Boston, Va, is designated as
8 separating otiice," ami 800 allowed for
clerical assistance from the Let Of October,
!,te.
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From tho Cincinnati Commercial.
-,,o Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Project.

Project
4. .bn REGULAR business session Of the
,,.,ohcr Of Commerce on Friday report
~, s,,bm;ttcd by the Board Of Officers in
vi "a the scheme for connecting the
,1,.os and Kanawha rivers in the Virgil
.;.s hv the completion Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal in accordance with re-
" ,,, proposed plan. The report was as
follows:
ain regard to the papers concerning a
.,,cosrl water line Of communication be-
trocn the Ohio river and the Virginia
,.,ns connecting the kanawha and James
s:rn~s which were referred by the Cham
49, # Commerce to Its board Of officers
s,r consideration, the following report is
rp.pcctfully submitted
THE project presented in the papers laid
,.t,~a ma is an exceedingly important one,
.rose'v related TO the interests of this COM
.',,;tv. and if practicable on such scale
o. =, make it truly national, it would be of
:ca.,.naI'c value to the interior commerce
NJ the entire country.
I've are. however, notwithstanding the
c-ca, ability with which the merits of the
Undertaking are urged, not brought to the
conclusion TINT the work is practicable on
sr.a a scale rs 10 justify the claim that ii
would in q proper sense be national in its
character. But even if convinced that it
might he made so, we arc not now prepared
70 sar that II would better serve what is
greatly wanted as link in the central
Transportation line between the East and
the West than would railroad constructed
On the cheap freight railway league
plan.
Nor are we prepared to recommend for
endorsement proposition to call on the
General Government FOR loan of its credit
70 such q work, to be controlled and managed
or private interests, especially at time
when the burdens Of national debt bear go
heavily upon the commercial and industrial
interests of the country. In taking this
POSITION we would not be understood az pre-
wigcinE the interests Of the States Of Vir-
rinia and West Virginia, or of private CAPT
r4'i.,s. in the enterprise, but should hail its
rsmriction as an achievement Of very great
cascQucucc to the prosperity Of the city"
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The health of General RaWlins, chief Of
staff TO General Grant, is very precarious.
He undoubtedly has consumption, and is in
such bad way that serious fears for his
recovery are entertained. He will proba-
bly, arrive in Washington from the West in
two or three days.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

ApmHTIvE STRONG B0X.-An old negro
Ms.s!ag IN tie county brought to the city
on saturday rough-lookipg, old oaken box,
which lie took at once to the Freedmcn's
Savings Bank. had opened, and the contents
counted which amounted to 81, l67 in gold
and s..yer.-N0rtOM Journal.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

FIRE IN sr. LoUIs.-St. Louis, Novem-
Der l5.-The hardware house of Skinner,
Neal & Co. was almost totally burned at .
o'clock this evening, together with the
oueensware house of Westermau and Meir;
the latter was completely Quilted. The stock
of Skinner, Neal & Co. was valued at $780,
900,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

\, FROM CrEA-BY GULF CABLE.-H0UGn0.
,,',sM"cr I5.-Ihe rebels have appeared
~ lie railroad track between NeuVitas and
-9Sf'o Principe. They captured a train
WIKI passengers, Of whom four were retain
"t' prisoners, and the rest allowed TO pro-
S S' On AHnd-cars. The baggage was plum
u'Fe4 and the track torn up.
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MANASSAS GAR RAILwAY.-The Manassas
CAV railway IS now open, or is on the point
q: being opened, into the Valley of Virgil
MIA. 50 as to connect with the general rail
way system of that fertile region. A cele-
h-f-iou Of the event is soon 10 take place
.. Ilarrisouburg. National ntelligencer.
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POWDEE, SaaOT, &c.

y UNPOWDER.
VI ORANGE RIFLE and SPORTING.
THE PRIZE POWDER OF THE WORLD.
fntl 5Gppy = tae %22ys celebrated, ard now
0nd for sale by u.s. who arc the authorized agents.
Where heavy work is 10 be done requiring pow
der Of great strength aud parity, the BLASTING
AND MINING POWDER manufactured by this
company Is IL the highest repute. Every package
c.! this powder sold by us win be guaranteed IA
represented. Z. =. IAkDI e 90.
2s-d1rn
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

q, @!!hNrF TO REVIVE FILIBUsTEKISM.-
49, A.'l%, November 1.-THE Times of this
i- -~ D''% says about thirty young men,
i S',4er The leadership Of two or three old i'll
.,"''eFs, held a meeting here last night, and
- ~ .'asNizatlon was effected, with view TO
''''--S recruits Tor an expedition to Cuba.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

A dispatch from st. Louis to the Cincin-
natl Commercial says: ga very careful
estimate of the number of white men dis
franchised in Missouri by the constitutional
test oath fixes the figure at $4,000. In this
city and county alone there are $4,000 ~.
In the sixth and ninth districts there arc
22,5O0. The State Constitution will proha-
bly, be so amended before 1870 as to allow
the disfranchised to vote at or before the
next Presidential election"
A foolish fellow while wheeling another
foolish fellow in barrow through the
streets of Louisville, KY, recently, led by
q band Of music, in accordance with the
terms of an election bet, attracted such q
crowd and created such disturbance that
the police interfered with the progress of
the novel procession and arrested the two
men and carried them TO jail for disorderly
conduct and disturbing the public peace.
Mr.. Pollard, in an article on Stonewall
Jackson, in Ptttpdnl'S Monthly for Deem
Der, states that he once recommended a
night attack to be made by assailants strip
ped naked, and armed with bowie knives,
suggesting that the novelty and terror of
such an apparition would paralyze the
enemy.
We cannot name, nor can any one name,
q single battle in which the Federal troops
defeated Confederate force equal to them
selves in number. No such incident, either
upon large or n small scale, occurred du-
ring the four years. That's one of the
truths of history, and not all the world can
make it aught but charlottesville COu-
9.;ey
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

i SHOWER or METEORs BY DATL1GHT.-
On Sunday afternoon about 3 O'Clock was
witnessed in this city the grand phenome-
In. @! q shower Of meteors in broad day
@sa; #nI, singular to relate, it was only in
close proximity to the suns disc that they
were visible. Our attention was called to
III, remarkable circumstance about that
hour, when ourself, in company with mum
hero: others. saw them distinctly.-No'Jolh
Lr---IlLL
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

LovDoUN AND ,HAMPsHIRE RAILWAY
The Loudoun and Hampshire railway is
now being extended westward from Lees
burg towards one Of the gaps Of the Blue
n.l,e.-Nut'ou1l Iatolligencer.
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n, 'n% y bALDwIH-WoRaALD pRlZE-FIGHT.
~. |'Fc, November J5.-Late last night
f,. AI-n Was received from Wornald,
wiz boston, stating he would fight O'Bald-
~, 's a' two weeks notice for one thousand
" i've thousand dollars.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17
A Few Cards la General Grants
Hand.

New YORK, November l6.-General Ba-
deau, of General Grants staff, stated to-
day, in answer to a question as to whether
General Grant intended to he present at
Attorney General Evart's dinner, that it
would depend on whether Secretaries Nc
Culloch or Welles or Postmaster-General
Randall would be among the guests, as the
President elect did not desire to meet any
Of those gentlemen.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

1t seems to be understood that Governor
Foreman will be elected senator from West
Virginia to succeed Mr.. Van Wrinkle, and it
is eaid that Hon. John S. Garlic will be
urged by the Republicans Of that State for
the position of Acknowledgement in the new
Cahinet.-T0rneys Chronicle.
What an Attorney General he would be,
RI ha c,,ra
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17
Tie Charleston Contested EIe

The Charleston Contested Election.
CHARLESTON, S. c., November 16.-The
trial Of the contested municipal election
progressed quietly to-day, although excited
crowds surrounded the City Hall. Eminent
counsel are engaged Oh both sides. The
impression prevails that the election will
be adjudgcd to have been irregular and
illnral
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

Colonel r. E. Withers is in the city,
looking in excellent health and Spirits
Lynclburg Republican.
That is, in Lynchburg citY.l
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

BALTIMORE, November l6. - Thomas
Armstrong, of the firm of Armstrong, Ca
tor & Co., is dead aged ninety years.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

BALTIMORE AND PoToMAC RAILwAY.-
Thycs Iartirs, numbering in all 400 or 500
hands, are working on the branch line cx
tending from this city towards Collington.
N-..1nL GtsNMenCer.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

-, me ILLINOIS CONSTITUTIONAL CONvEN-
f.''' - th!c090, November IS. Returns
r. .'i h!nety-nine counties show that the
opposition for a constitutional convention
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EDUCATIONAL.

MFRS. FANNIE G. PITTMAN AN
IVA nounccs 10 her friends and he public that
she Is prepared tn give LESSONS IL VOCAL
AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC at her resid, nee,
on street between Ninth and Tenth, No. 80.
no 17-e0diwE
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TDSEET ARTICLES.

~ ENUINE IMPORTED FARINA CO.
~ LGGSF, Coudray's French Cologne, Cou-
days, kimmcIs, and Lows POmades just re-
cclvtd by l.. WAGNER. pothecary,
no l4-Sts corner of Sixth aad Broad streets.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

A LBEMARLE INSURANCE COMPA-
"A NY. assets $500 600;
NInGiHiA INSURANCE COMPANY, assets
1900 000;
GEoRGIA HONE INSURANCE COMPANY,
assets $3.50, 600;
MERCHANTS and MECHANICS, Baltimore,
assets $3.50 600;
MARYLAND FIRE, Baltimore, assets $500 900 !;
INTERNATIONAL FIRE, New York, assets
81 COO 900:
PUTNAM FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Hartford, assets $500 coo;
EQUITABLE LIFE Insurance COMPANY,
New York. assets S. coo, coo;
ETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Kart
ford, Assets 81, u0) 0G0. w.
assurances granted on PROPERTY and IVES
In town or country, and losses adjusted ana paid
Il this agency. J. Il. AOaIAooEt
no ilWHSIm Agent.
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gNsUHAgcE COMPANIES.

NoTICE.--GERMANIA LIFE 1EsU-
IN RANCE CONPASY.-i wouid respectfully
annoance to the public OF Richmond that re
AGENCY OF the GERNANIA LIVE ,iNSD.
NANCE COMPANY has been transferred 70 tne
nnde, signed JOHN II. PEIN, Agent
M I7eod3.* al Broad street, near Finn
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JEWELLERY. txc,
A LASKA DIAMONDS.


A LASKA DIAMONDS.
:, n"'vly-dIscovcred TRANSPARENT CAR
BOMBED QUARTZ. equal in bril!iancy to the
real diamond, mounted aC our own factory In artis-
tic settings, GUARANTEED FINE GOLD, and
sold by us ut CEE-FlFrlETH Of the cost Of real
diamonds, Ii which they equal In every respect
except Intrinsic value.
solitaire Eardrops, per pair, IS and 70: Soil
t1ire Finger Rings. rs and $40 Solitaire Gents
Bosom Pins, 80 IS, 81, SO, Sl5, $50; Solitaire
cents Studs, rcr set, rs, IS. $40; Cluster Gents
Hosoml rms so ard Sl2; Gents Cluster Bosom
Pin with Tsi!, 40; Cluster Fin and Earrings $40
and S25: cluster Cross. 80, S!c, and Els: Cluster
Cross Bosom Pin ana Earrings, go and S25 Clus-
Ter Finger Rings, IS, IS, $40 and sl2.
Orders less than rs must be accompanied with Il
post Office order, and the goods sent free. Orders
exec. ding that amount. bg express, for collection
on doiFcry, customers paying all express charges.
TRY Us. Address
JAMES r. MONROE e CO.,
Importers and Manufacturers,
OF 2a-2rn l95 Broadway. New York.
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SPAIN,

MADRID, November ia band of NAL
contents, who have held possession of
Seville since the revolution, but obstinately
refused to obey the orders of the National
Government, were yesterday disarmed by
regular troops after o. fierce combat, and
complete quiet restored.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

TRY IT.-Bullock's organ gets off the fol-
lowing:
" Glue and Ta4e.-Let ns give little
and take q little that will bring peace"
AS Bullock's party friends have been
taking everything they could lay their
hands on, we suggest that they finish the
experiment by giving some.-Columb'ts
(Gd) Sun.
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PROSPECTUS
OF THE
MUTUAL BENEVOLENT LIFE A ASSOCIATION
OF RICHMOND, VA.
LIFE INSURANCE on a NEW PLAN.
CHARTERED By THE STATE OF VIRGINIA


ENSURES lives on the following plan Each mem
Der pays an initiation fee of ten dollars, IL under
forty years OF age between forty and ffty years,
fifteen dollars between fifty and hfty-fve years,
twe nty dollars between hftyfve and sixty years,
twentv- five dollars. This amount Is all tina. win
ever be called for except at the death OF mer-
Der. "a. 49,,
sand each paying the initiation fee fv as s9oTe
SAND DOLLARS so soon as the number reaches
Ave thousand members or one dollar for sseh poll
cy-holter existing at the death OF mem emf .od
On the death OF any member, each WIZ De called
on to pay one dollar and twenty-five cents-onss
dollar TO pay Off the deceased mem6ers poucy, ana
twenty-five cents TO pay expenses.
The initiation fee and all accumulation OF iu2ds
OF this company Is the property OF the
ers under It's charter and under the salu ccaIte.
all the net earnings tafter the accumulation ana
fees have reached the Of $780, ocol must De USED
FOR the payment Of losses by death, Instead Oh as
sessipg the poiicy-holders.
JOHN A. BELVIE, President.
MANN s. QUARLEs, Fice-PresiGcnt.
JOHN {. LAWS, secretary and Treasurer.
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FRANCE.

LONDON, November l5.-The prosecution
by the French Government of parties who
promoted the subscription for one Of the
victims of the coup d'etat Of the I'd of De-
cember has resulted in the conviction of
several journalists and others, all of whom
have been heavily fined, and further pnn-
ished by deprivation of civil rights. The
decision of the courts in these cases causes
much popular indignation in Paris, and
symptoms of unusual agitation have ap-
peared. The police and military authori-
ties in the city are taking extraordinary
precautions against disturbance.
LONDON, November 15.-The French
Government has commenced prosecution
against the Gaulois newspaper for infrac-
ton of the press law.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-17

DICHMOND GRANITE COMPANY
N We are prepared 10 furnish the very best
quality GRANTS. dressed or undrcssed, In aay
quantity. We will also build all kinds OF GRAN
IFE WORK IL short notice. Special attention
given to rough or dressed WALL WORK. GENE
TEEY WORK, &c, and all material furnished.
Cthce corner OF Canal and Seventh streets.
GEORGE BLUNENTHAG,
n, 9 n
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DIRECTORS.
J. A. BELvIy, L. H. FkAYSER,
W. W. CRUMP, X. II. NASH,
K. u. JAMES, J. Il. DAVIS,
K. II. BOShER, POWHATAN WE1S1GER,
J. LEIGH JONES, J. G. DAVIS.
VI. ). QUARLES, W. IRA SMITH.
T. Is. STARkE, GEORGE A. HUEDLEY,
JOSEPH HALL.
Office No. 1852 corner OF Twelfth and Main
streets T. Il. STARKE, General agent.
w. w. PARKER, Medical Examiner.
AGENTS WA MED. NOS
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TyuBBEL,S BITTER VINE OF IRON
,orsaIe AZ MEADE & BAKERS
~ua IA Drug store, sls Main street.
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BY the Atlantic Cable.
SOUTH AMERICA.

LISBON, November l5.-The regular mail
steamer from Rio Janeiro arrived to-day.
Che brings later news from the seat Of war.
The allied army was before Angostura. The
Paraguayans came out in force and attacked
it, but were repulsed with n loss of three
hundred and eighty killed and wounded.
Lopez had shot two of his brothers. His
troops we're deserving.
LONDON, November 15.-The South Anne
rican mail brings the following intelligence
from Paraguayan sources A battle took
place September "a at Villeta, where Lopez
was strongly entrenched with all his troops.
The allied forces attacked his position, but
were repulsed by ambuscades which had
been laid in the woods. Brazilian loss very
heavy. After this defeat the allies went
into camp at Paine, where they were con-
stantly harassed by Paraguayan guerillas,
who frequently cut off supplies and inter-
rupted communication. The Brazilian IRON
clads had bombarded Angostura, but with
out effect. 1t is rumored that revolt had
broken out in the Argentine Republic
against President Sarmiento.
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IA n. WALKER 3 CO.,
$40 auCcHGgons 10 0. y. BREsGE, $50
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS.
DGice 1914 M6in street,
Diet door eaas " The post-ollce, under Messrs X.
n haury q Go.
SuildtnPs merchandise furniture, and personal
property OF all kinds In The city or country, In
aGrei against loss or damage by fire A. the lowest
rates in companies Of the highest standing.
Losses eGuitabiy adjusted and promptly paid.
Marine and inland Insurance elso elected at cur.
-antraras. noS9
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-05

THE PRRILs OF LAKE MITIGATION
The great inland seas of North Ameri-
ca contribute their full share toward
the painful total of calamity to vessels
which the records of navigation from
year to year exhibit. 1t appears, from
trustworthy statistics. that the aggre-
gate number of disasters of all kinds on
the North American lakes for eight
years, from 1860 to 1867 inclusive, was
1856. being an average of 419 per an
mum. During the last two years there
has been large increase of disasters,
the number in 1865 being AL, while
that for 1867 reached the startling fig
ure of 931-by far the largest number
of casualties and wrecks on these lakes
ever recorded for one year. Ofsthis
number 574 were disasters of a serious
nature, and 357 were cases in which
the vessels suffered comparatively
slight damage. The largest humber OF
disasters occurred in November, the
record for that month showing $50,
of which 1856 were of serious nature
being nearly one-third of the disasters
for the whole year.