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Mp. Willis was introduced to Dickens
by the latter's publisher in a crowded part
of Holborn street, London, before Dickens
was fairly known to the world, and wrote
of him thus: ct was ushered into an I'M
carpeted and bleak-looking room, with a
dealatable, two OF. three chairs, q few books,
a small boy, and Mr.. Dickens for the con-
tents. Twas only struck at first with one
thing-and I made a memorandum of it
that evening as the strongest instance I
had seen of English obsequiousness.t to ON
ployers-the degree to which the poor au-
thor was o~verpowered with the honor of
his publishers visit. Dickens
was dressed very much as he has since
described Richard Swiveller, minus the
sswell look. His hair was cropped close
to his head clothes scant, though jauntily
cut; and after changing a ragged Office
coat for a shabby blue, he stood by the
door, collarless and buttoned up, the very
personifcation, I thought, Of aclose sailor
to the wind"
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mesaDe0ke & ohio R06l'G.

THFSAPEAKE AND OHIO RAIL-
" Ro AD-LAND n LOTS IN RICHMOND
RECEIVED IN PAYMENT FOB ST0CK.-The
act passed on the LIST day Of March, 1857, "to pro-
vide for the completion of a line or lines OF rail
road from the waters of the Chesapeake to the
Ohio river" authorizes land to be received IN
payment of stock subscriptions. This act also au-
thorizes the Virginia Central Railroad Company
to contract with the Covington and Ohio Railroad
commissioners to construct the road from Coving.
ton to the Ohio river, and upon the conclusion OF
such a contract grants to the Central Company al
the rights and privileges conferred on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad Company.
On the 3Oth day Of November, ultlmo, the VIZ
ginia Central Railroad Company entered into q
contract to construct the Covington and Ohio rail-
road upon condition that ga, SOC, coo OF stock was
subscribed to the stock Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad Company said stock to be emitted
to 8 preferred per cent. dividend after the road
is completed to the Ohio river.
1 am authorized to receive subscriptions to this
stock payable in lands along the line OF any rail-
prices can be agreed on.
pected in every case to furnish, at their own cost,
Their eport Of some lawyer named by myself that
the title Is good.
peake and Ohio Railroad Company may be esti-
mated from the receipts Of the northern lines.
Last wear the receipts of the Pennsylvania Cen
trail. 466 miles, were Sl6. 585, 1856; the New York
Central, 400 miles, gid, 500, 7Ss.
President Virginia Central Railroad Company.
iaT-1m ~
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By Grubbs & williams, Auctioneers,
Northwest corner Main and Eleventh streets.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF THE
CVALUABLE SUBURBAN. WIFE
TWENTY.EIyE AGREs AZ %Gp k aRnvE
RR94AD About 6EE MILE WEST OF TIE CITY,
Ar hUGTION.-In execution Of a decree Of the
Circuit Court Of Benrico entered on the sh OF
November, 1857, In the case Of Tyler vs.. Gruops
h Williams, trustees, and als.," the underslsneo,
who were thereby appointed commissioners lor
the purpose, will sell at auction, upon tns pre-.
misses. on SATURDAY, LIST OF February, 1905, ata
O'clock P. b., II fair, II not, then on the next falr
dav thereafter, at the same hour, the real estate IN
the proceedings In said suit mentioned, the same
being the property known as con.
tanning twenty-five acres, more or less' WIZ Tue
buiIdings and improvements thereon, situated
about one mile west of the city, froptlng on tne
Grove road and running back to the w esthaW
road being in form nearly square. The build
inQs arc of the most complete and durable cnarae.
ter, combining every arrangement lor comfort
with q very attractive appearance. 90
Further description Is deemed unnecessa.y, az
the place Is SO we'll known and so Justly regarded
as the most desirable suburban property near the
city.
of sale and to pay the sum Of S3.59i.d5 with inte-
rest from the 9TH Of July, 1857, and the further sum
OF So, SOL 80 with interest thereon from 4th Janu-
ary, 1858 a credit as to 90, 1921 IL until attn OF july,
1888; and as to the residue, q credit until the stn
January, 1850 the said credit payments 10 pear
interest from the day Of sale, he purchaser OF
purchasers giving negotiable notes with an up.
proved sndorser, and the title retained by the
court until the full purchase money Is paid. The
purchaser to pay taxes for 1883.
,,,, ?: Y. & Sg9sIssM Commissioners
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.
The Late speeche. in the senate.

WASHINGTON, January "a, 1890.
Senator Doolittle's great speech OF last
week has proved quite q bombsheH IN the
camn of the Radicals, and has stirred the
hosts to renewed action. The combined
efforts OF all their greatest guns, which
have been brought to bear against the In
auence it Is exerting, will not aid their
purpose. To-day Senator Wilson opened
his batteries, but it Is hard to see wherein
he has knocked down any Of the solid argu-
ments so forcibly presented by the able
and earnest Wisconsin Conservative. It's
good evidence of the increasing weakness
Of the Radical situation that so formida-
BILE an attempt is being made by the use
Of all the political machinery that can now
be mustered tx .counteract the effects which
one single speech from the Conservative
side will have. The Radicals here are
loud in their praises of Senator Morton,
whose speech they declare an unanswer-
able response to Doolittle but their conf
dence is not so great as to rest with MOI
ton. and it is expected that all the promi-
nent Radicals in the Senate will have Q
speech to make before the debate is closed.
Morton is considered by the Republicans
as their strongest man, and his speech will
be used by them as a campaign document.
The reply of Hon. Reverdy johnson TO
Mr.. Morton to-day was another great
speech, and his response to the arguments
OF the latter made the Republicans rather
uneasy. They are catching it now on all
sides; and as the Conservatives are fairly
aroused, they will, Notwithstanding their
minority in Congress, give the majority q
preat amount of work and nc little anxiety
before they get through the present
session. IrAoS.
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A FrRsT-RATE HAIR RESTORATIVE
ONLY THREE DOLLARS A BOTTLE, AND
WARRANTED TO BRING h HAIR OUT
Some five or six years ago a certain pro-
fessor somewhere got up a hair restorative
that was largely pulled and advertised as
being almost miraculous in restoring the
hair to heads that had been bare for years.
Among the testimonials was one signed by
one hundred clergymen.
AS it happens, there lives in this city a
druggist of the same name as the professor.
One day an elderly lady entered his store
and inquired of the clerk if the proprietor
was in. The clerk referred her to the
proprietor, sitting at the desk some way
backin the store. The old lady approached
him and timidly inquired, SIS this the
professor ?" On receiving an answer in
the affirmative, she continued, 81 have
called to ask about thy hair restorative"
The proprietor took a large three-dollar
bottle enveloped in labels and testimonials,
calling the lady's attention particularly to
the one signed by one hundred clergymen.
This decided the sale a; but while the
lady was getting her purse out to pay, she
ventured one more question professor,
does thee think it will bring the hair out p
This was too much for u friend the
druggist. Raising his hat from his head,
that is entirely bald, he replied "Madam,
you can see what it has done for me-"
The effect may be better imagined than
described. It is safe to say, however, the
clerks behind the counter were %convulsed
with laughter, as they saw the professor
standing with his hat in n hand and a
three.dollar bottle Of hair restorative in
the other, and the old lady nowhere to be
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OFFICE VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD CoM'Y,l
RICHMOND, January l, 1893.
VITO AND OTTO RAFT,

4 EAhH 6NO Ohlo UalAS
= E]9A P1IoNS r REG HaGE PIN IN PAYMENT LINEN OF
ton Of the act passed March ], 1857, to provide
for the completion of q line or lines of railroad
from the waters Of the Chesapeake to the Ohio
river" authorizes the Virginia Central RAILROAD
Railroad Commissioners for the construction OF
the railroad from Covington to the Ohio river /;
and In the event such q contract be made, 1t shall
thereafter be known az the Chesapeake and Ohio
rights and privileges conferred on the chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company by this act.
Til ninth section Of the above. mentioned act
gives to the chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com
pany the right to receive land In payment OF sub
scriptions Of stock.
On the soth day Of November ultimo the Viz
Contract to construct the CoyiDgton and Ohio rail-
Now, therefore, this is to give notice that / am
authorized by the Board OF Directors TO receive
SUBSCRIPTIONS OF STOCK PAYABLE IN
the same preferred, with eight per cent. diyi-
dend, as soon as the road Is completed to the ohio
I win receive application for subscription to
peaks and Ohio railroad, payable In Lands, along
the line Of ANY Of the railroads In Virginia.
Parties who propose TO subscribe land WILL be
expected, in every case, to furnish at their own
that the title is good the price to be agreed upon
with an. agent Of the company, not exceeding the
assessed value OF 1850.
The ultimate value Of the stock Of the Chesa-
mated from the receipts of the northern lines.
trai, ass miles, wsra sic, $50, 1888; the New York
Central, asa miles, $A, $50, 7ss.
President Virginia Central Railroad Company.
la Alm
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A married lady of a n%eighboring CITY,
afflicted with q felon upon the hand, re-
marked. in the presence of her HUSBAND,
that she would visit the surgeon and nave
the whitlow lanced. Hubby replied ina.
he could do it as well as "any otner man,
and the preliminary steps for the opelssio !,
were taken, the "surgeon in
approached the extended hand, ana tooh
hold of the fingers of the patient, ana was
about to cut, when the room grew oarh
and a mist rose up before bis vlslon, MS
eyes closed convulsively, and ne fell upon
the floor. The poor fellow had swooneo.
The application Of the proper restoraslve yes
revived him, but upon coming to-, ne re,
marked to his wife that he Guessed sngo
better let the doctor take a hack at lt-ne
had changed his mind"
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By Pilkinton, Pulliam q Co.,
Auctioneers and Commission Merchants,
No. Is Pearl street.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
L FARM OF N HUNDRED ACRES OF
HIGHLY-IMPROVRD LAND, WITH EXCEL
LENT IMPROVEMENTS.-By virtue Of a certain
deed Of trust executed by the late Charles H..
Rhodes and wife to me as trustee, dated the 18th Of
December, 1885, and duly Of record IN the County
Court of Chesterfield county. Va, to secure the
payment Of q certain negotiable note for vi, 200,
bearing even date with said deed, aud payable
twelve months after date, and by the request OF
the beneficiary in said deed l shall, In execution
thereof, proceed to sell at public auction, on the
premises, at II o'clock n. on the SIXTH A OF
FEBRUARY, 1858. II fair, II not, the next fair day
thereafter, that very valuable tract Of LAND, and
improvements thereon, on which the late Mr..
Charles r.. Rhodes resided, located on James
river, about one mile below Rockets, and 10
Chesterfield county, containing leo acres. This
land fronts on James river, and adjoins the land
of Colonel s. Bassett French, and is q part Of the
celebrated Falls plantation. The soif is Of he
best quality, and IS highly improved. The build
ings consist Of a dwelling with six rooms, stables,
barns, ioe-house, &c. all new, and built with
all modern improvements and conventences. I'll
one of the most desirable places In the vicinity OF
Richmond. A stream Of sufficient volume to run
q small mill passes through the centre OF the
land.
the 2lst day Of December, 1857, until paid, and ex-
penses of sale. Terms for balance on day OF sale.
LLI B. ISAkCS, Trustee.
Sale conducted by PILKIsTos. PULL1AM Co.,
AuctOneers. ..a ~ te3
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The Little Boots.

Only two little boots by the fire so bright,
Only two little stockings to mend tonight;
The one who owns them is snug in bed,
Where the moonbeams dance on his curly
head.
These little boots gave me trouble to-day,
Bringing In mud from outdoor play;
Scattering pebbles over the floor,
Tracking dirt in at the great hall door.
These little boots gave me sorrow to-day,
Straying from mothers sight away;
Climbing trees and wading streams,
Chasing shadows and sunny beams.
These little stockings, so worn and gray,
Have these tiny treasures caused trouble TO-
day.
! All! indeed they have, in racing about
In joining plays and merry snou'
/ Alas. I have had trouble to-day,
And vet would I give these treasures away
Would I have the places empty to:nignt
| Of the little boots with toes so bright!
| All me, nv very heart will break
| If away from my sight these boots you LIKE
| NV home would be dreary, my young heart
sad,
l glad.
| So there's only two little boots so bright,
| 0nIv two little stockings to mend tonight,
| Only one little flower so feeble ana shghI'
| Only one TO smile with so silver q light
There was q time when four were there.
| When four little faces peeped over my chalr
| Four pairs of boots, sosshiny and bright, -
| And four pairs of stockings so pure and white
! Hung near the fire, and chimney tall:
| For the feet that wore them were dlmpled anc
small.
But nv children are gone, their spirits have
fled,
And they are sleeping undisturbed with TIT
dead.
I sadly miss those three loved ones
That are resting to-nighti in their silent tombs
miss their shouts and merry play,
For three little forms are not here to-day.
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By Sampson Jones, Jr.. Co.,
Auctioneers and Commission Merchants,
Nos Fifteenth street. ~

A SSIGNEE'S SALE.-By virtue of a
"A decree of tho United States District Court for
the District of Virginia ! shall, as aa'ignee Of
on the premises, on WEDNESDAY the sth day OF
February next, at the hour Of . o'clock p. NJ, the
HelIstern as q residence, near Bscon's Quarter
branch, in the county Of Henrico, together with
the lot thereto attached, containing six acres OF
land. g #. ..Ea El HagaAsa GO
TERMS OF SALE One-third cash; the balance In
equal payments In three and six months, negotiable
notes, interest added.
JOHN JOHNS, JR.,
ia ll-29t Assignee Of 8. HelIetern.
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Letter from Nansemond County.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
SUFFOLK, January %, 1868.

W sho III DlbpdtCa.
SUFFOLK, January %, 1868.
A few days ago we published in the
Dispatch an account of a conflict between
the military and civil authorities of this
county. In that article we perhaps failed
to do full justice to Lieutenant Fleming,
the military commandant in this section.
Certainly We did not design to reflect upon
him personally as q gentleman. We de-
sire TO publish the following particulars of
the case in addition to what we wrote in
the former article
It seems that Mr.. Gray, after being Or
dered by the civil court to yacate the
premises of Mr. Eley, in C~huckatuck, ap-
pealed to Lieutenant Fleming to stay the
execution of the writ of ejectment, and to
give the case a military investigation, on
the ground that the civil authorities had
done him injustice. Lieutenant Fleming
forwarded a full statement of the whole
matter 10 district headquarters at Fortress
monroe, aud mean while suspended the
execution OF the civil writ until the plea
sure OF the higher military authorities
couio De nown. In all this the Lieute-
nant ga no more than his duty, and. in
lact, obeyed his positive instructions,
Since our first article was written he has
ordered that the property in question be
restored to Mr.. Eley, it's rightful owner.
We make this statement, not at the solicit
tation Of Lieutenant Fleming, but as an
act OF simple justice to him. By bis pru-
dent administration of affairs and his gem
tlemanly department be has won the
esteem and goodwill Of all our people. So
far as our first article is a protest against
military Interference in civil affairs, we re-
lterate every word that it contained, and
is statement Of facts was essentially cor
Get. Since, however, we must needs
ave 9 military governor, we are fortu-
ate in having for our Tycoon in this Sec
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A young widow is the keeper Of a restau-
rant in Paris, and being of prepossessing
appearance, she has plenty of admirers
among her customers, and, indeed, makes
no secret Of her intention, to take another
husband when a good offer should be made.
One of her walters, named Apollinaire,
aspired to that situation, and recently ven
tured to address to her a letter making a
proposal, and in which he said that
q refusal would be his death, The only
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answer he received was summary dls-
missal from his employment. AfeW eve
nings ago he suddenly presented himself De
fore his late mistress, while she was sea.ea
at the compton, saying: 81 told you tha :
you would be the cause of my death ; !
shall die on the scaffold." He took PTS
toll from his pocket, and pointing it at t1e
woman, drew the trigger, but fortunately
the arm missed fire. The man was imme-
distely secured and handed over to the
polica-
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lIion 81 ~axcaIlant ! gentIenaan as Lieuse.

ton 30 exceIIent y gouSf :"
nant Fleming.
this county In the Convention, in o recent
sneech. stated that he represented $4,000
votes. and "they were votes of men whose
skins we're as white as his" From this
statement we emphatically dissent. At
the late election William j. Parr received,
we think, less than I 900 votes, and Of that
number only Blk were given by white men.
Business is exceedingly dull in u town.
DIoGENEs.
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HANDSOME BRICK TENEMENT,
TWRHHN Third AND FOURTH STREETS, AND
VACANT LOTS ON TIE WEST SIDE 0F
Es1aaTH STREET, III TIE Plan IrAyo OF M NH rs
soid at auction, on the premises, on THURSDAY
the sOth day Of January, 1858; at 4 O'Clock I; NJ.
the excellent BRICK toSate 80 -
Charters. It contains seven rooms, besides me
usual out-buildings. The whole premises are IN
Aftar which viii be sold two beautiful LOTS In
the plan of Mills's garden, each fronting a. teet
on the west line Of Eighth street, running PACK
Ia9 feet to an alley 20 feet wide. Taxes and In
suraDce for this year to be paid by the purchaser;
TERMS One. third cash; balance at tour elgns,
and twelve months for negotiable notes, lnteress
added, secured by q trust deed. ,,,nson
~ HARRISON, GoDDlN +
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AsscMoss Eagess
THIS DAY.
gy Thomas D. Neal, Auosioneer'
no. ,7s Main street. ~,

Dy Thomas D. Neal, Auosloneef' 1890
No. 10 Main street. ~
r WILL SELL AT MY STORE Th 3;ss
i rWednesdsyj MORNING, January ~ 1000
commencing Fl MATTRESSES,
HAIR
FEATHER BED,
BEDsTEADS.
ALSO,
CLOTHS,
HHRRhInY-MADE CLOTHING,
BLEACHED COTTOFS.
Iaaies' and Children's SHOES,
Mems BOOTS and sHoEs,
HATS,
ROsIERY,
NOTIONS, &c. u1o,,.on rRAL.
ia 20
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LOST. Str0ued, and Found.

Y OsT ON SATURDAY LAST, THE
ostb' ,nstant. on Main between Fifth and sew
sntb streets, a CRAY FUR CAPE (siosrian sauihT I.
paII. The finder will be 'uitably rewa1oed py
leaving 1t at the Dispatch once 1e-
r OsT OR MIsLAID, TEN SHARES
STOCK PLANTERS NATIONAL BANh Er
RTcHMOND. standing in my name on the ooo4s
Of said bank as per certificate No. T. All parties
are cautioned against trading or buying same 80
application has been made for Tenewai Q nSVn
cate. mo 1a-M2ml ko0sn
cTRAYED, from the Richmondf-
y Granite Works, q DARk BhoMa Ss%H
lame IN In left fore foot, shoe on right fore @ee
foot. none Oh hind feet. AHberal reward WILL De
ratI for the delivery Of the same at John b: Da-
rris's Exchange Stables, Franklin street, or at the
Works. o.IrIurp
ia 2S-3tt {. II. oahnonH"'
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Real Estate for Sale.

nor SALE, a most desirable LOT,
~ containing 4 to s acres, enclosed r good IA
dwelling with six rooms. Kitchen Win : E..iiH
rooms. and all other out-houses. and 8 Wel!62A
OF most excellent water, within five minutes WALK
of the Old Market, in The city of Richmond. APP
piXa ss-st PALMER, HARTsOoK & co.
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SMOKING N SK1RTs.-The ladies find
much fault with street-smoklng-and
sometimes with smoking that is not Of the
strickland we have expressed our SYM
patty with their complaint. Yet it is but
fair they should remember that legitimate
occasion for complaint is not supplied by
the sterner sex alone. Female dress for
the last five years has been a constant
source of discomfort, and even now our
signs of relief are but partially justified
The uncleanly and annoying long skirts
have only half gone out, and ignobly mi
mute as the grievance may seem to the Ia
dies themselves, the amount Of suffering
which those sweeping trains have caused
has been something very real and very
serious.
We have no doubt whatever that many
a genial temper has been chronically soured
by this evil alone. The huge hoops were
bad enough, and Objectionable for reasons
disconnected with their Inconvenience,
but the trailing dresses were Infinitely
more troublesome. For q lustrum tine
male sex was kept at a perpetual hop, skip
and lump to avoid what had actually nc
DuSlutSS W UC III Y way Lho
made to look like swans, perhaps, but il
was certainly at the cost of making the
men look like geese. Some may find salts
faction in the thought that a certain ave
rage is sure to be struck in this as in
most s~ublunary things; and that the
somewhat startling curtailments we
now behold are designed to carry
out that principle. To accept this
however, as an adequate consolation
it is necessary to concede that our gratif.
cation with the existing mode is an equiva'
lent for our discomfort with the former
one-an admission which we are not YET
prepared to make. Moreover, should the
feasibility of a doctrine Of compensation
as applicable to this subject once be enter.
tanned, we should have the men proposing
to offset long skirts with tobacco smoke, OF
something equally offensive, to which the
ladies would be quite certain to object
and Justly, since such a policy would hole
out the demoralizipg prospect of multiply
ing balanced evils, instead of promising
unbalanced good.
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ByI. n. Cooke. Auctioneer,
saventh street between Broad and Marshau.

rANDsOME FURNITURE r.,
&c At A~UCTlON.-I Will sell at my store on
TssiUtRsDAY MORNINa the soth instant at ~
o''i Ppfsli,rHER BIDS, PILLOWS, and BoLsTERs.
hair MATTRESSES 49,
SHUCK ,yupu RpD.
pIRL0R and HALL TABLES,
WALNUT and CHERRY LEAF TABLES,
MLHOGkNY PARLOR CHAIRs.
CANE and WOoD.sEAT
WINDSOR CHAIRS,
STAINED and WALNUT WARDRoBEs,
MAHOGANY Us and
SOFA LOUNGES and SOFAS,
OFFICE STOVES,
BOOTS, SHOES. $3.50
Dry GOODS, CROCKERY.
"a 90 L. N. COOKE, Auctioneer.
AS I INTEND TO REMOVE MY
a place Of business on The Sd OF reDrualy' !
1;Ij On that day, sell at auction my STOCK OF
" CABINET FURN1TURE,
MATTRESSES,
LOUNGES, &c.
Particulars In future advertisement;
C. M. KOONES, No. south Tenth.
20 90 between Main and Cary streets.