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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-05

When the fact is accessible to every man,
and already known to all who have investi-
gated the subject, that Virginia raised in
1860 FIVE millions Of bushels Of wheat more
than was necessary for the sustenance OF
her population, while New York lacked fve
millions of bushels and Pennsylvania
lacked two millions of bushels of rais-
ing enough for their respective popula-
tons, it is folly to set up the farming sys-
tenn of the latter States as superior to that
of the former State. Either Of those States
would have been in y starving condition
a -four famine would have prevailed in both
of tbem-if they had been cut off from the
rest of the world; whereas Virginia would
have had enough for her own mouths and
FIVE millions of bushels of wheat over, even
if her territory had been as inaccessible to
all the rest of mankind as DR.. JOHNsoN's
Abvssinian happy valley. Why, even in
the matter of slaughtered animals, Virginia
shows in the census of 1860 value of
about seven dollars to each inhabitant,
whilst the much-vaunted State of Penn
sylvania, with her fine valleys of the Sns-
quehanna and the Monongahela, and her
splendid central valley, shows value of
less than five dollars to each inhabitant.
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What is to be done in Virginia :?

what IS to be done IN Virginia?
Referringto the communication in the
Petersburg Inder of Thursday, and the
editorial in the same journal of Friday, on
the subject of our condition in Virginia,
and what is to be done, We would state that
the State Central Conservative Committee
here hare had the matter under considera-
ton, and have determined already upon a
preliminary step, which will soon be made
known. We agree entirely with the Inder
in its utterances. We believe that go mo-
I" di6cation of organization, of tactics, and
'of declarations, on the part of those who
"are opposed to the Constitution prepared
"by the body of which UNDERWOOD was
the president" is necessary. We hold
that "great political battles have demon
" strated the national will; event after
"event has transpired at the South to fur
"nish US with that best of all teachers, ex-
perience; old Issues have been decided,
land new have arisen" And We must
act accordingly. For the present, we say
no more. Let our friends have patience.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-05

A SPECIMEN RADICAL STATEsMAN.-We
can hardly believe that Mr.. BINGHAM, OF
Ohio, is such fool az he is represented to
he in report which the New York Herald
gives of recent conversation between that
gentleman and reporter. He is repre-
scented therein as earnestly advocating the
passage of ldor to make the fourteenth
amendment an indisputable part of the Con-
stitution. Which process of making consti-
tutions would be as effectual in making
nails; for we undertake to declare that
Congress can as easily manufacture nails
rs constitutional amendments by statute
law. Congress may declare in the form of
a law that BUTLER is a gentleman but he
will be none the less BUTLER, and no more
Of a gentleman, in consequence of that
declaration. BINGHAM also declared that
Lord BACON had the "whitest soul and the
"amplest intellect known to the history of
humanity" Considering that Lord BACON
was removed from his high Office for cor
ruption, and that he confessed his guilt,
this opinion of Mr.. BGNGHAM's must be
taken as "arguing" that he is not well
posted. Again: BINGHAM says that BACON
wrote "the plays that pass by the name of
that obscurity WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE"
All of these outgivings show Mr.. BISG-
HAM to be representative man Of his
party. Craftsmanship has no place amongst
such cattle.
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Virginia Government de facto during
the War.

-
the War.
It's gratifying to know that according to
the on;n;on pronounced by Chief Justice
cu,ss last week in the case of the admin
;s,raters Of CATuARINE C. KEprELL as. THE
psrERspuRG RAILROAD COMPANY the State
government located at Richmond during
the war was government dc tdcto, ana
consequently that the Chief Justice will
hold us all to be fully justified in all acts
done BY virtue of its authority. His def
milton of government de facto is as fol-
lows:
cit is perhaps most correctly used as sig
nifying a government completely, though
only temporarily. established in place OF
the lawful or regular government, occupy
ing its capital, and exercising its power"
1t will at once be perceived that the go
vernment under Governors LErCRER and
SMITH is accurately described by Mr..
CHASE. He gives us what he calls the
"most correct" definition of government
de .facto; and in doing so seems to be re-
citing the facts concerning the government
maintained at Richmond throughout the
war by the so-called rebels. That govern
ment " completely, though only Temporal
rily," flor four years. established itself in
place of what the Chief Justice doubtless
regards as "the lawful or regular govern
ment." 1t occupied the capital and exer-
cised the power" Of the "lawful or regular
government" lis perfectly clear that the
Chief Justice holds that our State govern
ment was government de .facto.
Even in his negative definition of gov
eminent de .fdcto Mr.. CHASE recognized
our State government as having been such.
He said
ain this sense certainly the rebel gov
eminent was never de .facto government.
1t never held the national capital. 1t never
asserted any authority to represent the ma
tom
The State government under both
LETCHER and SMITH held the State capital
and successfully " asserted lis authority to
represent the State"
So that we have the best authority-to
wit, that of the Chief Justice of the SUI
preme Court of the United States-for de-
claripg that the government which held the
capital at Richmond from 1861 to April,
1869; which was for that length of time
completely, though only temporarily. es-
Established in place of the lawful or regular
government (which exercised its
power" and which "asserted its authority
to represent the State" of Virginia, was a
government de .facto. And consequently,
that all acts done under and by virtue of
the authority of that government de tacto
were such as that the Chief Justice will
hold them to have been done under compul-
sion of law.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-05

act Of quashing the indictments agains, V
Davis, which the Government, to its c,s si'
be it said, has never appeared anxion. ,t =,
prosecute. He trusted that the court v,r ~
see no hesitation in accepting this grea, ~, ~
bene6cent act Of mercy in the cons,rnrt;.a
which they had put upon it, and n ,j';sa
tends to advance what oil good men "n -;
are believers in universal suffrage 90 ~ "a'
desire-that universal suffrage sborI T4Sa
accompanied hand in hand with un;v. . .:
amnesty of supposed offences arising M, a. >,
the unfortunate controversy in which ~, u
versal suffrage may be said to have b,S iG.-
origin and establishment. 4 's
The argument having been concIu1.,
the court adjourned until . o'clork ~
morning. "'
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Senator Morton on Greenbaclks.

Senator MORTON, of Ohio, writes letter
to the New York World to correct a state
ment that he intended to introduce into
Congress at its approaching session a bill to
provide for "the immediate payment in
"greenbacks of that portion of the five
twenty bonds which has been issued five
"years." He AYERS that he has never init
mated any such intention, and has no idea
Of doing any such thing.
He goes on to declare his opinions on the
subject. He urges that the first duty of the
Government is to return to specie payments,
which, "when accomplished, would settle
sail questions as to the mode of paying the
"bonds." The Government, he contends,
has no right to issue new legal tender notes,
and make them applicable to the payment
of the bonds, as such notes "could not be
made to sustain the same relation In law
"and equity that was sustained by the
existing notes." and that "the issue OF
"such notes would indefinitely postpone
"the return to specie payments"
He concludes that, whatever be the law,
the Government cannot pay the bonds or
any considerable part of them in coin while
the currency remains deprecated, and
that the Improvement Of the currency, by
bringing it up to par, is necessary con-
dition precedent to the payment Of the
bonds in gold--to use the surplus gold now
in buying up Government bonds would be
but "shaving them fourteen years before
they are due, and would be an improper
use of money which should be employed in
redeeming Government "paper overdue
and dishonored."
These views are entitled to the more con-
sideration from the statement which has be-
come quite current that Mr.. MORTON is to
be Secretary Of the Treasury under Gene
raj GRANT. He states one truth which none
Of the essayists can deny, that the resump-
ton Of specie payments will settle all ques-
lions as to the mode Of paying the bonds.
A gold dollar will be worth no more than a
paper dollar, and payment in either will be
tantamount to payment in the other. Spe.
Gle payments will then wind up this debate
and smooth the question over as it will
smooth over great many difficulties. 1,
VIII present the smooth surface Of a sea be.
heath which will lie many wrecks.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-05

The letter which we publish this morn
ing concerning Mr.. CHAsE's views is highly
interesting. We don't think, however, that
Mr.. GROVER duly respects the sacredness of
private interviews. He represented him
self to Mr.. CHASE as lawyer, not az a
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-05

We decline to publish the communication
of L" Justice" because it does not so much
discuss the subject it purports to treat as
censure some one else who holds an opinion
different from that of s'Justice."
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-05

VIRGINIA HORTICULTURAL AND
POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY A meeting
of the Society viii be held at the Of the same
Purcell bulldog, corner Main and Thirteenth
streets) WEDNESDAY, December 8, 1883, at y
o'clock. j. G. SHIELDS,
de l-eod4t Secretary.
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MARRIED,

ct the residence Of Mrs. Clement, in Richmond,
on Tuesday the lst Of December. by toe KEY. Mr.
Butler Mr.. WILLIAM l.. DUKE TO Miss SARAH
G.. CASH.
L!nchburg and Charlestown papers please copy.
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OTICE.-The ANNUAL MEETING of
IN the stockholders Of the NJ NCH ESTE Il
COTTON AND WOOL MANUFACTURING
COMPANY will be held ut the Office of the Rich
mynd and Petersburg Railroad Company on
TUESDAY the 18th december at u O'Clock.
WILLIAM II. POWERS,
de s-podtd&stw Agent.
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RICHMOND AID DANyILLE RAILROAD Co.,
RICHMOND, November 0, 1858. !

RICHMOND, November 0, 1858. !
TSHE TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEET
Z ING of the STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
COMPANY will be held in this city on the SECOND
WEDNESDAY In December next (sth) at IL NJ, at
the Exchange Hotel.
The transfer book will be closed from the goth
instant until after the annual meeting.
j. ID. BLAIR, Auditor.
FORM OF PROXY OF THE RICHMOND AND DAN
VILE RAILROAD COMPANY.
Know all men by these presents that -, the un-
dersgned, do hereby constitute and appoint -
ATTORNEY - for - and in name, to vote on
all questions that may be brought before the meet
Ing Of the stockholders Of the Richmond and DAN
vile Railroad Company, to be held ~ ON -
the - day of -, or at any adjourned meeting
thereof. hereby ratifying all the acts of -, said
attorney in the premises fully as IL were pre-
- have hereiinto afi xed - hand this - day OF
no o-eodtd
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-05

no NOT PUT OFF GETTING y0rD
~ WOOD and COAL for to-morr ow, for :, ~ ~, 1"
DC TOO LITE Come while IT Is cheap Re>t ~
IHkhCiFE coal At 5000. grTr,NISnSS'
COALS OAK and PINE WOOD tlorp md 49,.
as chesp as the cheapest. Also 0PLfrn. =
WO,D always on hand. WEST K LACy'"'
de s-3t* corner Ninth and franklin ,,yr.,,
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ROBERT C. GARY. w.P. cRUTcnglELD.
WE STILL HAVE A SUPPLY 0r
wv CHEAP WOOD FOR THE poor wt.,
we are selling at 81 per cord from the Basin ~
The single stick or cord. Also, \ large gnsn,,,,,
OF Bet GLOVER HILL HARD C7IaL =, !,
wishing to be supplied will call At once. berorr
gives out. GARY CkUTCHRIELD
No LIS Eighth street
ue I'm near prsctlanting
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MEETINGS.

THE GRAND ANNUAL COMMU- Q
4 NICATION OF THE GRAND LODGE w
OF ANCIENT, FREE, AND ACCtPTED/V\
aASOES OF VIRGINIA will be held ut the Ma
sons Hall In this city on MONDAY, December
l4th, at O'Clock 2. NJ.
BY order OF NJ w. e.. ID. JOHN DOVE,
de I'D Grand Secretary.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-05

YGyOOD AND COAL.--500 TONS Rhv
w AsH EGG and STOVE GOALS .9i 80, %. I, p
OAK and PINE WOOD also, CLOt * '."
md MIDLOTHIAN LUMP COAL. All @. "~..-
viii be sold ut the lowest market rates.
Offices corner Of Seventeenth AMI DOCK 81
and Seventeenth between Main and CARY s.Ff..'s'
0c % WliNI KIDD . tm,
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ADJUSTMENTS

DICHMON TIL ATRE.
II
sPALDING & RAPLEY,
LEsSEES AND MANAGERS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-05

A B. WOODBRIDGE has constant!
~ on hand the best CLOVER HILL a.,
ANTHRACITE COAL aud OAK and fI'i
WOOD. ,. ..,
Office at Clover Hill yard. corner Of Ei2'th a., -.
RypIs 10 s-~'"F
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-05

A COMFORr-SAWED AND SPLIT
- WOOD .-PCMPS.-S w Ell OAK Avn
FINE WOOD, load warranted equal % A htf
cord-better quality and length, and as chem 4.
any.
SPLIT PINE AND OAK WOOD for kfpti,,,
to be had here only. Also, sold full length Ala
WELL PUMP. certified the best. ord =,
WATKINS, CoTTRELL 4 CO., Main near go7..
teenth street, and At pump and fuel factor. sog.
side basin. IGe 3 j. II, WtYEiN<
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yETOOD FOR SALE am prepares15, y y
w deliver OAK WOOD for Is ar i. +.
WOOD for IS per cord, or vii! sell =! g ga go, i
The dock al orders left With CURTIS s. ! ., -
)r 1T the yard, On Docs street betMsGE
and TweIty-frst, will be promptly nllet: A..
~ 9-sm w. IT, -"
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VX7OOD, WOOD.-Wood. for coot;r. :,

M OOD, NUOD.-Wood, for COOKING A.;
w baking is now the cheapest fuel ps,5 =
study your own interest. and 20 TO the yarJ ~ ~
j. MCDOWELL and get your supply a, once u.
has on hand large supply of frst-rat+ 81 hSGSrT;
OAK and PINE, sawed and split ready for nee :,
the low price Of IS per cord for longosk and !.
FIR sawed and spill. pine, $3.50 long sawed Il !
Wood will soon advance. '"''
W. j. MCDOWELL.
de4 next to corner First and Broad strer,,
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WOOD AHW Cssas

C0AL AND WO0D.-I am now nror...,
" to furnis the best article Of ayTEf . .gatsl
COAL for furnaces CRATES. or stoves a.
very SUPERIOR article Of ANTHRACIrT , H.o !
especially for the Morning Glory or La.roSs Iao
SMITHS COAL. Best Article Of OAK a. a., ~, r. W
WOOD. offered at lowest cash prizes IN
ONCE and yard Nineteenth and Cary and sevs...
and Grace streets. al" "''si.
de5 CHARLES nm
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-05

A NTHRAClTE COAL have the vert
IA best quality Of AN rHRACIIE COAL !nihy
maxi et. Try PINE and OAK WOOD. Cog@
iners will please give me call a rich nan C..
bay fifty IONS At tie same rate 4 poor wiint 60
buy n half-hushcl. Gno sol Il. WARDWELi.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-05

~ E. KLoEBER, DENTIST, IN gSSS
We serts BEAUTIFUL ARTIFICIAL pr.
TEETH at TWENTY DOLLARS per Se. ,d ss
feet a. and durability warranted. e"i A'
specimens Of the work. .,,,,,1 pys-
serving the teeth.
Teeth extr acted without pain. ~. u
Dental Rooms, So7 Broad street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-05

The Petersburg Times, a Radical journal,
says:
" We believe that it would meet with the
appreciation Of two.thirds of the people of
the United States if Mr.. Davis was relieved
from further criminal proceedings"
Well said, Mr.. Times.
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DENTISTRY.


x FORGE B. STEEL, DENTIST, ~ ~
W devotes special attention 10 th. Pre- - -
seryztion OF the NATURAL IEEih a., "A
sers ARTIFICIAL ONES UPON bpl-t, "a
VULChSIrE In superior styi", and 2, pr.
low as the same quality of work can te I'.>-'
elsewhere. Old gold plate taken in exchaAf''
Extracting tech, ~. $500 .h,v
Orlcc No 723 MAIN STREET, 1--we doors a.
Spotswood Hotel, Richmond, Va "c !--'''
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MENTAL NOTICE-REDUCTIONR xsa
DIN THE PRICE OF ARTIFICIAL ~
PEgTH. The undersigned will insert FJ -
PER or LOWER SETS OF ARTlf y ! ..
TEETH Tor TWENTY To THiHrf DOL ~ !.
SET. Old gold sets VIII be taken IN eA. 80, Il
for new sets on vulcaGlte st = Small "''''-'@
charge. - n,.-e,s
Office and residence s2s Main street. De-
Sixth and Seventh streets. ,,.,,oyY.
&C l9-an JUN nm
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COFT LUMP COKE.
nth STREET. lITH STREET..
COAL. ". HALL CREW. WOOD.
T HAVE ON HAND ANTHRACITE

l. RED and WHITYA4"-RI IT UMlGUu3,
Jump, HILL, and AVERAGE GOAL, which I
viii sell at loves market rates. Also eEASgS
ed OAK ard PINE WOOD.
MIDLOTHIAN FINE LUMP at 10 IN yard;
s3. so delivered.
Office ana yard for Anthracite Coal, Cary IL!
Seventeenth streets.
B!tuminous Coal and Wood yard, Fourteena
'treet near Danville depot.
de W. HALL CREW.
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rHEAP WOOD.-Owing to the break in
sell seasoned OAK and FINE WU0pat liz a..
lowing prices OAK WOOD, IS to $3.50 pc corr;
PINE, $3.50. Persons wishing 10 lay In iArf
winter supply will do well TO call al once.
also, CLOVER HILL and ANTHRACITE
GOALS always on hand AT the lowest miIAG
rates. GAHY K CNFlkLD,
No. lis Eighth street. near Tie
no li--eOdtJal packet larG!.g
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4 NTHRACITE COAL.-~A full supply 81
"A. FIRST QUALITY ANTHRACITE ,y3b'
sizes suited for ranges and stoves Of all kinds -f'
naces and CRATES. ,,,,,
Also, CLOVER HILL LUMP AID EA!L
COIL.
Purchasers are invited to call on ss'enivt1.-
street, 1T the drawbridge. ,
no 10 y. L. LhlHk'lf
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-05

SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER S, 1853.
Last nights Of the charming artistic
MISS MAGGIE MITCHELL,
whose efforts the past five nights have received the
approval Of the
ELITE OF RICHMOND.
She will appear on this occasion, and byrqucst as
FANCHON, THE LITTLE CRICKET,
supported by
j. W. COLLIER, z. LAMB,
and the whole of this talented company.
MONDAY NIGHT, LORLE will be repeated.
Idle 81
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CUPERIOR GREEN AND BLACK TEA.
y noA cambridge Il ANDERSON.
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EORTY CORDS OF SEASONED PINE
4 WOOD will be Issued SATURDAY MORN.
ING at the Central dep at four dollars per cord
AS the city not issuing wood 10 the poor h.7s
instructed my agent 10 sell one quarter OF Ole.
eighth OF u cord To those unable 10 bay 4 haf cort
No one will be allowed 20 buy more than bal,
cord he next train will arrive by the Frcderc,,.
burg road. [de 3-3l W. W. PARKER.
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HALL.

MONDAY NIGIIT, LORLE VIII be repcated.
Idle ST
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SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1883.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-11-27
A PERFECT MATCH.

The jewels danglein her ears, -
Her waist is bat slender span
And as she swings along, she says,
Pm going 70 catch dandy man"
His hat is in the latest style,
He totes his cane with dainty hold,
And as he struts about, he says,
"Pmgoing to wed fool for gold.''
They come together at the bali
They dance, and jig, and waltz, and whirl,
Her dress is fine, 'sdemnition foine,
His purse is lank, his hair in curl.
He is $50 nice,u she is $50 rich,D
lie lacks for cents and she for brains
He hatters her, she dazzles him,
They call each other pretty names"
With equity cares papa says Eyes,"
Mamma says naught mamma is dead
His debts are large, her purse is deep;
The fop and fool together wed.
marriage of convenience" quite,
A very recherche affair;
It's just the thing. y his friends aver
Its just the thing her friends declare
They live up town in a freestone front,
The halls are grand, the rooms are high
The beau monde from their coaches trip,
And enter with an envious sigh.
They do not love, they do not hate,
Their only bonds are those of law;
They frequent operas and plays,
And scorn the dirty rabble, avn
He held the cards, she held the stake,
The lead was brass, the trump was gold,
A perfect match, an even pair,
For he was bought and she was sold.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-11-27

NOTHING BUT THE NAME OF GRANT. u
The New York Herald of last Thursday
reca pitulates the result of the presidential
election as the personal success of Grant
and the loss Of the radicals Of their two
thirds majority in Congress, together with
the state of New York, and reduction OF
their popular majority to a nominal figure
in q total vote of five millions. The Her.
aid further adds:
''In the elections of 1867 the popular
tide had turned against the ruling radicals,
and nothing but the name of Grant and a
campaign upon the issues Of the war could
have saved them from a crushing defeat in
1868. The election of Grant and Colfax,
then, does not involve an Endorsement by
the people of the extreme measures and
programme of the ruling radicals of the
present congress but it does involve YER
dict from the people in favor of q more
conservative and conciliatory policy Gen~
eral Grant was not the choice Except Hob
sons choice) of the ultra radical faction.
They fought him off as long as possible,
and at last they adopted him from sheer
necessity. The people have elected in view
of new departure they look to him for
new policy, and it is not only his right
but his duty to take his position accord
ingly in his inaugural address and in the
selection of his cabinet, and broadly and
definitely in his first message to congress-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-11-27

HsA- The chief point of interest in the
Rowland will case, recently decided ad
versely to Mrs. Green, nee Robinson, was
on the .genulneneSs of an alleged con-
tract, wherein the two old maids, Rowland
and Robinson, worth respectively 50, $780,
600 and S6,000,00O, agreed to live single
until one died, and that the first dying
should devise all her property to the other.
1t was claimed that the contract is for
gerry; the signature to it is such an exact
Imitation of another signature admitted to
be genuine, that it is contended that the
one must have been traced over the other
Professor Pierce, the professor of Mathe-
mates at Cambridge, testified on the trial
that the chances against any person being
able to write two genuine signatures SO pre-
elseiy alike were as one to several millions.
The court by the decision announced yes
terday, pronounced the contract void, even
II genuine, because contrary to good NOR
ais and so Mrs. Green has to exc out a
squalid existence on the $6,000,0OO pos
sessed by her in her own right.