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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-16

We pay particular attention TO RENTING OUT
HOUSES and LANDS, and 20 SELLING FRO
eEkTI, either publicly or privately.
We can promise superior facilities on account OF
arrangements made 10 insure speedy sales.
LOANS NEGOTIATED ON REAL ESTATE.
Mr.. JAMES A. GQDDIS, for many years In
me Henrlco County Clerks office. examines AL
titles, and thus tusares positive correctness In al
documents drawn by ~, ecN
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ITH STREET

JTu STREET, l$TH STREET.
COAL. W. HALL CREW. WOOD.
NOAL WILL SOON ADVANCE.--Thes sea-
! son FOR fres Is to hand, and consumers should
.ay IN their winters supply OF fuel a; once. have
lYH-EITUAIGOUS, LUMP, HAIL, and AVE-
RAGE COAL, which viii sell ~ lowest market
Gates. Also, REASONED OAK and ZINE
WOOD.
once and yard for Anthracite Coal Cary and
Jeyertaanth streets.
Bttuminoua Coal and Wood yard, Fourteenth
go w HtI.I. CREW.
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A COMFORT-SPLIT SAWED WOOD
N PUMPS.-Rlways ready, very best dry OAK
and PINE WOOD, sawed and split for ktndling
and cooking Saves expense and cost or charcoal.
llso, WELL PUMP, certified the best. order
3razcal e Gottrell Basin and Ninth street, and NJ
Jump and Fuel Factory, south side Basin.
90 Ia j. Il. WATKINS.
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A LASkA DIAMONDS.

NUM TRAGACANTH AND SOAP
" oTuNE-a superior article for shoemakers-
81 4 low price. -
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XXTOOD AND C0AL.-500 tons RED
w ASH EGG and STOVE GOALS; 400 cords
AK and PIH + MOOD Also, CLOVER HILL
and Mill OIHIAN LUMP COAL. All of which
Will be sold 1T the lowest market rates.
Offices corner of Seventeenth ana Dock streets
and seventeenth between Main and Cary streets
Oc 90 Witt RDBrtfS.
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IYgsUgANCE C0MPA ANKEs.

H-ATIONAL LTEE INSURANCE COM
rASY IF THE UNITED STATES OF
ttNyBInC, W sHINeToN, D. C.-CHARTEk-
HHmmRY SrECIAL ACT OF CONGRESS. hP-
IRo Rooo ooo@pAID II fULL.NRRaNi n 0F,,
So" FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING.
rn99lLADELPHIA, where the general business OF
ihtrrwpany IS transacted. and to which al! gene
'.SS corrr. ponicncc should be addressed,
u" OFJICkR>:
r7,RFNCE Il. CLARK, President.
SGIYY Co NE Chairman Finance aud Executive
uySRl y. COOKS, Vicc-President.
VSrRsON W. FEET. secretary and Actua-y.
This Company, national In it character. Acrs
~ v-rqsnn 0i Is large capital low rates Of pre-
Inn and new tables, the most desirable means OF
;;~suflng liie yet presented 10 the public.
The rates ofpremum being largely reduced. are
ms 4r IS favorable 10 the insurers as tnose OF the
Is,t ,uWtual companies, and avoid all the compli-
Gallons and uncertainties of notes. dividends, and
The Misunderstanding which The latter are so apt
several new and attractive tables are now pre-
srutrd hich need onl, 10 Ge understood 10 prove
aycep;%hle (" ihs Inhlie", such as ihe IN CONN
MUM FoLl>T. In the T rmcr the policy holder
no, only secures life Insurance. payable at death,
N6; viii receive II living. after a period of few
i,,r cent J the par ofhtS policy In the latter
fhe omNSuy agI ces to return 10 the assured The
.,'a' amount Of money he haSp paid in, in addition
The attention OF persons contemplating insurlng
,hcir lives, increasing the amount Of Insurance
they already have, Is called to the special aovan-
-acrs cfcted by The National Life Insurance Com
Circulars, pamphlets and fnli particulars, given
on sppl alton TO The branch Office OF the CON-
JAY COOKE Il CO.. Washington, D. G.,
General gents f"r district of Columbia Virginia,
Sud Vest SirgiHis. =
II. SMl III, Cashier First National Bank,
Richmond, the Agent for Henrico Campbell, ant
DinwidGie counties. dc 9--3m
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TRIRrTE OF RESPECT .-At an adjourned meet
ing of the yestry of st. Paul's church, Richmond,
he d In the Ves,ry-room on Tuesday, December y,
1868 .at
Present: Messrs William II. Macfarland and
John A. Cunningham, wardens and Messrs. Jo-
seph r. Anderson, John L. Bacon, George A.
Barksdale, Henry z. c. Baskervill. Ffford b.
Rentley, James Dunlop, Thomas II. Ellis, Robert
W. Haxall and David N. Walker, vestrymen-
MIR. Macfailand the senior warden, took The
chair.
Mr.. Macfarland, from the committee appointed
on Yesterday to prepare suitable expression OF
opinion on the part Of this Vestry In consequence
of the death of Mr. THOMAS Il. PRICE, reported
the following preamble and resolutions
"lhe yestry of st. Paul's church convened
upon The death of their honored and esteemed
brother and friend THOMAS r. PRICE, Esl..
leading member OF the body, as he was OF her
congregation from the conservation OF the cnurcn'
sincerely deplore their personal and ofhcial oe-
reayement. It was their privilege, consequent on
their official intercourse often to confer VILE nis
and 10 observe his habits of thought and motives OF
action. Jhese were ever undisguised ana eieVaseo'
He was, indeed gentleman OF liberal ana en-
Iarged views, OF warm attachments, cordial ana
obli9ing; Intelligent and firm in bis CONVICTIONS
independent and constant In friendship He was
\ good, and useful, and pious man--respected for
his purity, for his sympathy with the unfortunate
and destitute, and for his uniform patronage OF
worthy designs for the general good. He died IN
his sixty-second year. within three days OF the an
niv, rsary of his birth and marriage.
"IIIs Christian character, from his early adnls-
sion to the Church. Is consol ,tion in this mo-
ment Of sad bereavement. 1t is so to his family
sud this community, wherein he was appreciated
| and honored. To the bereaved widow and children
we tender this sincere tribute Of our mpatny III
their SORROW. -....r
'Resolred. That the vestry VIII attend the fune-
raj of their deceased friend, THOMAS X. PRICE, In
body.
'.Resoired, That copy Of the proceedings he
communicated to the family ofthe deceased, and to
the papers for publications.
On motion OF Mr.. Bentley, the report was unani-
nlously adopted and ordered TO be disposed Of as
directed. Teste:
THOMAS IL. ELLIS.
Register of st. paul,s Church,
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THOMAS d. Z LIB.
Register Of st. Paul's Church.

From the Richmond Enquirer OF December od.
Wehave always endeavored TO make our paper
the medium Of conveying Intelligence to the pub
lie Of everything that will elevate the morals and
tend to the profit of our community. Now, in ac-
cordance with such principles, we deem 1t our duty
10 call particular attention to concern the pro-
prietors OF which, we have much satisfaction In
stating, were born and raised In this city. And
our reasons for being proud Of making such a
statement is, that notwithstanding the general de-
preston of commercial matters, and the unending
cry Of hard times, they have exhibited an amount
of enterprise and industry which so many are In
clned to think lack In the Soodly city or Rich
mond.
We are sure that one-hafof our readers have
already guessed that the firm we refer to Is LEVY
BROTHERS, who now occupy the magnificent stores
Nos. 1913 and 1915 Main street.
To those VIII are not acquainted with this con-
Germ land they very few we propose TO say q
few W ,rds Their family has been identified with
the history OF Richmond since 1918. just fity
wears ago, old Mr. ABRAHAM LEVY arrived In :hts
city, and soon gained for himself the enviaole
reputation which his grandsons, the LEVY Bro
THEIRS, now sustain.
We visited their store few days since, and
found the crowd SO great, and the buying and SELL
ing Of Dry Goods, &C., going on SO rapidly, that
we imagined we were At some great fair. One or
The proprietors politely showed us around the va
rlous departments, and we we're really struck with
surprise, for did net expect to see such stock
this side OF New York. We were informed that
there are now employed In the establishment be-
tween forty and afty persons, striking evidence
OF what business must be done there. One OF the
concern is actively engaged purchasing goods In
the largest northern markets, as they are deter
mined to have everything in their line constantly
on hand and at prices to suit the community. In
addition to their immense stock of dry goods, We
saw some beautiful fancy articles, just suitable for
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, and would advise our
friends TO begin at once in laying in their supply OF
what will be both useful and ornamental
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New York, Mr.. Van Dyck. Similar COM
plaint has also been made Of the manner
in which gold and bonds have been disposed
of by what has been styled 'secret Gales,
and yet precisely the same course has been
dent men pursue who sell on their own ac-
count. The sales have been made when
currency was needed and prices we're satis-
factory. 1t was not considered wise or pru-
dent to advise the dealers precisely when
and to what amount sales were to be made.
No sane man operating on his own account
would have done this. But all sales of gold
have been made in the open market, and of
bonds by agents or the Assistant Treasurer
in New York in the ordinary way, with a
view of obtaining the very best prices and
with the least possible disturbance Of bust
ness. In the large transactions of the Trea-
sury, agents have been Indispensable, but
none have been employed when the work
could be done equally we'll by the officers
Of the Department. Whether done by
agents or officers, the Secretary has
no reason to suppose that it has not been
done skilfullv and honestly as we'll as eco
nomically. He is now gratifed in being
able to say that unless a very stringent
market, such rs was produced few weeks
ago by powerful combinations in New York,
should send to the Treasury large amounts
of the three per cent. certificates for re-
demption, no further sales Of bonds are
likely to be necessary. Until, however, the
receipts from internal revenues are in
creased, the necessities of the Government
will require that the sales of gold shall be
continued. These sales are now being
made by advertisements for sealed bids,
instead of the agencies heretofore employed.
The result so far has not been entirely sat
isfactory, but proper respect for what, &C
cording to the tone of the press, appeared
to be the public sentiment, seemed to re-
quire it. The new mode will be fairly
tested, and continued, if it can he without
sacrifice of the public interest,"
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THE NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
If there is any doubt at present in the
mind of the public regarding life insurance,
it would seem that it is not to be expressed
by the question, "Shall We insure ;? but
by this: "Where shall we insure A
man, especially q young man, expecting
length Of days, is very apt to not only con-
slider the question of advantage to his heirs
at the time of his death, but that of advan-
tage to himself during his life. For thst
reason many persons insure in mutual life
insurance companies, that they may parti-
cipate in the division Of the probable profits
promised by those companies. To obtain
the privilege Of said participation they are
charged certain sum over the ordinary
premium. Now, the insured party, if q
young man, as before alluded to, may ex-
pect to pay this fixed additional pre-
MUM for many years, but the dividend
he hopes to receive will depend entirely
upon contingencies, over which he has no
control. Therefore, if, with some doubt in
his mind as to the propriety of thus invest
ing his money, without knowing exactly
what he is going to get for it, he should
turn to stock company such as the National
Life Insurance Company Of the United
States Of America, he will find matters ar
ranged upon different plan. Here nc
future dividends are promised, but as the
premiums are much lower than in the mu-
tual companies, the party insuring may put
the difference back into his pocket, and he
has dividend already in advance. Not
only does he actually receive sum Of mo-
ney every year by paying out less amount
than he would be obliged to do if he insured
elsewhere, but he knows exactly what that
sum will be. Here, then, is ono good rea'
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PARDoNs REFUsED.-The applications for
pardon of the following convicts were re-
jected yesterday by Governor Wells:
Horace Lucas (negro), convicted in county
court of Orange of unlaWfully cutting, and
sentenced to three years;
Denis Wheeler (negro), convicted in
county court of Essex, and sentenced to six
months in jail
Peter Myers alias Peter Miles, convicted
in hustings court of Richmond of house
breaking, and sentenced to FIVE years;
Isaac Mcdonald (negro), convicted in
circuit court of Mecklenburg Of horse
stealing, and sentenced to ten years;
Richard Head, convicted in county court
of Accomac of house breaking, and SEN
fenced to four years;
Taylor Reynolds (negro), convicted in
circuit court of Patrick of burglary, and
sentenced to FIVE years;
Anderson Johnson, convicted in county
court of Nottoway Of felony, end sentenced
to one year.
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SON for insuring in company Of this kind.
Rnf Tho National Life Insurance Com.

SON for insuring in company OF this kind.
But the National Life Insurance Com
pany offers many more Inducements to the
public than this one Of lower premiums,
and its great advantage over other corpora
t;ons is that all these offers are positive
ones. By paying so much you get 50
much-no more nor less.
One Of its plans offers to the insured the
opportunity Of not only securing to his
heirs the amount Of his policy, but the
whole sum paid by him as premiums.
This is certainly even better than invest.
inc ones money in savings bank, which
is such q fayorite plan with those Who douot
the benefits of life insurance.
Then, again, if the policy holder is des,-
rous of personal advantage during his iie'
he can insure in this company on the I'm
come-producing plan," and secure to HIM
self. after a term of years determined by
the policy, a fixed and certain income,
which will come in at time when 1t may
be Of great benefit to him. Beside this, his
policy is non-forfeitable to the company,
and cannot be attached by his creditors
1t is positive possession for his heirs.
All these points, explained in full by the
documents Of the company, present to the
mind of those intending to insure their
lives the strongest reasons for preferring
stated and well-secured advantages to the
possibility Of sharing in profits which may
never be realized, but which must be paid
for, whether received or not.
The National Life Insurance Company
claims to offer greater benefits, confined
,,;tb oraofar secnrity for less money than
any company in the country. Its capital is
a paid-up one Of one million doliars' ana
it's affairs are directed by well-known men
of the very highest financial rank. .. b.
Smith. cashier First National Bank, h.ch-
mond, is the agent for this city.
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COMMITTEE OF ARBITRATIoN.-The busi-
ness before the Committee of Arbitration
of the Chamber of Commerce is on the in
crease; not that difficulties among our mer-
chants are on the increase, but parties who
have questions in dispute to settle are be-
ginning to iud out that they can arrange
them with much more convenience to them.
selves and at far less expense than by ap'
pealing to other tribunals. Many curious
cases have recently been disposed of, some
of them of long standing, and all, as far as
we have learned, most fairly and equitably
The committee charge fee of not less than
five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, the
amount to he regulated according to the
amount in dispute.
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PROXIES AND DIRECTORS FOR THE RICH
MoSD AND YORK RIVER RAILROAD.-The
Board of Public Works have appointed the
following-named gentlemen proxies and di-
rectors for the Richmond and York River
Railroad:
Prories: DR.. NJ. Burton, Richmond ;
John W. Bullman, King and Queen and
Robert Harvey, Richmond.
Directors James E. Lipscomb, Thomas
Dodamead, DR.. E. H. Smith, and E. II.
Gregory.
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Miss KELLoGG's CoNCERTs.-The excite
ment is on the increase among musical cir
cles regarding the first appearances Of the
fair southern cantatrice Miss Clara Louise
kellogg, the first Of whose concerts will be
given at the African church on Monday
evening next, assisted by the brilliant
pianist Mile. Aida Topp, Signors Lott,
Petrilli, Herr Kopta, and Herr Grosscurth.
Our readers will bear in mind that these
are the first and only appearances of Miss
Kellogg in the South. At the termination
of her visit the troupe leave Immediately
for the East and West, and early in the
spring this now world-renowned artist
Miss Kellogg will leave for Europe, not to
return, as her engagements with the grand
opera in London and Paris are of perma-
nent character. SO our friends will doubt
less avail themselves Of the only opportu-
mites of hearing this lady. We see by the
advertisement that the ticket Office will DE
at Bidgood's music rooms, where, on Thurs
day next, the sale Of seats will commence.
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PARDoNs GRANTED.-The following par
dons were granted yesterday by Governor
Wells to Charles Mosely, convicted in the
circuit court of Norfolk of grand larceny,
and sentenced to three years John Willard
(uegro), convicted in the circuit court of
Mecklenburg Of horse stealing, and SEN
fenced to FIVE years; Isaac Garland (negro) i,
convicted in the hustings court of Peters
burg, and sentenced to five years; Patrick
Ruffin, convicted in the circuit court of sus-
sex, and sentenced to four years Spencer
Booker (negro), convicted in the county
court of Amelia, and sentenced to one year !;
Eliza Raney (negro), convicted in the
county court of Lunenburg, and sentenced
to three months in Jail. .
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DISCHARGES IN BANKRUPTcY.-The fol-
lowing parties received their discharges
yesterday George R. Crump, Richmond ;
George G.. Leigh, King William county
James A. Walden, Goochland; John Burke,
Petersburg R. W. Jones, Charlotte county ;
Littleton Edmunds, John F. Edmunds,
Brunswick county; James P. Charters,
Spotsylvania; Samuel G. Webb, Nanse-
mond s. II. Jeter, Caroline; Daniel Ro-
binson, Greensville James A. Mum, Hy-
man Levy, Goochland D. B. Collins, Ohm
4. Tyree, Richmond.
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The FUNERAL OF Mr.. THOMAS r. PRICE.
Monumental church was crowded yester-
day by citizens who had assembled there
for the purpose of paying the last sad tri-
butte of respect to Mr.. Thomas r. Price.
The Rev. Mr.. Minnigerode, of whose
church Mr.. Price was member, conducted
the services. He read the burial service
of the Episcopal Church; after which he
made few very appropriate remarks, and
read the resolutions adopted by the Vestry
of St. Paul's church, which will be found
in another column.
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Mayors COURT, TUEsDAY-Mayor Cha
hoon.--Baby Clark, charged with assaulting
and beating Mrs. L. A. Davis, was required
to give security in the sum Of 500 for his
future good behavior.
James H. Clark (uegro), stealing twenty
dollars from George D. Woolcot. Dis
charged.
Henry Thomas (ncgro), stealing one bar
Of pig iron from some person unknown.
Put to work cleaning out the station house.
John Couts, stealing one shoat, valued at
six dollars, from Elvira Finney (negro)
Sent on for indictment.
Charles Carter and Lizzie Holmes me
groes), creating disturbance in the First
Market. Discharged.
Maggie Wade Ia beauty from Solitude)
stealing three pieces of bacon from Mar
garet Hallorin. Discharged, no one ap-
pearing against her.
James Flaherty, creating a disturbance
in the gun store of c. R. Sutherland. Dis
charged.
William Washington (negro), stealing
clothing from John Kersling. Continued
until Friday.
Mrs. Messenger, striking Berry Clai.
bourne (negro boy) with tTo-pound
weight. Sent On for Indictment.
Thomas Bowles (negro), sent on for in
dictment for stealing coat from 7. S. Bald
win 4 Co.
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AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.

E. GATHRIGHT Will sell at his store at 10 A. NJ.
household and kitchen furniture, bedding,
stoves dry goods clothing. boots, shoes, &c.
JOHN WGODWORTH, executor of John Bridg-
water will sell at his late reaidence. on the
Williamsburg road, three COWS, seven hogs,
hay, fodder, fowls, &c.
GRUBBS & WILLIs NS will sell at 81 P. II. 4
very desirable brick residence, on the north
side of Franklin street three doors above
Fourth, occupied by Mrs. Tallsy.
PAINE C co. will sell at 10 A. NJ, at their store
house, dry goods, boots and shoes, resdy-made
clothing. bats &C.
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ARREsrs.-John Bland (negro), assault
ing and beating his wife John Ryan, va
grant; William Upshur, obtaining goods
under false pretences John and Margaret
Sullivan, drunk and trespassing; Edith
Ransom (negro), stealing hog. All Of
them will have hearing this morning.
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A LBEMARLE INSURANCE COMPA-
n ny. assets 1880 oo0;
NIHGINIA Insurance COMPANY, assets
$500 GOO;
assets $3.50, 900;
MERCHANTS and MECHANICS, Baltimore,
assets 42c0 900;
MARYLAND FIRE, Baltimore, assets $500, 900 !;
INTENTIONAL FIRE, New York assets
Il coo 000
rUrNhN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Hartford assets $500 0G0:
New York assets 81, COO COO;
-fsTEA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Hart
ford, assets =. 600 Coo.
assurances granted on PROPERTY and LIVFS
IN town or country, and losses adjusted and paid
a. this agency. j. II. MUNTAGUE,
no n-WXSlm Agent.
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WORTHY OF ATTENTION.

No longer an excuse for not
URlNG YOUR LIFE,
wluI II is now placed within the reach of al
by the
SMALL AMOUNT OF PREMIUM
charged by the
MUTUAL
BENEVOLENT LIFE ASSOCIATION,
composed of our own citizens.
STRICTLY 4 HOME INSTITUTION.
FATHERS AND MOTHERS
WHO have others dependent on them should
make IL
A SACRED Duly
20 insure at once in this company.
OFFICE CORNER MAIN AND TWELFTH STREETS.
T. B. STARKE, General Agent
j. 4, EELNIS. President. de4
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ROBBERY OF CLoTH1NG.-The residence
of Mrs. Eliza Rowe, on Oregon Hill, was
burglariously entered on Monday night
about O'Clock, and clothing amounting in
value to $3.50 carried off. The family, con-
sisting altogether of ladies, heard the bur-
glar in the house, but were too much fright
ened to make any resistance.
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HENRICo COUNTY COURT George D.
PleaSants Presiding Justice.-ThoS. lsaacs,
on presentment for injuring the pub
lie road, was tried before jury, who re-
turned verdict Of guilty and fixed the
amount of his fine at one dollar. In al.
other case of the same nature pending
against him nolle proSequi was entered
by the attorney for the Commonwealth.
In the case Of William Vaughan alias
William Gentry, for injuring the public
road, the jury found verdict of guilty
and assessed his fine at ten dollars.
Commonwealth Us. William A. Curtis, in
dicted for petit larceny. The jury rem
dered verdict Of guilty, and the court
thereupon sentenced him TO confinement
in the county Jail for thirty days.
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STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY Y.-This
Society meets tomorrow, ut the Exchange
Hotel, at II o'clock NJ. We trust that the
business men Of Richmond will insure q
quorum by securing such au addition to the
membership as will place it beyond doubt.
The Importance of re0rganizing the Society
at the present time, and making arrange
mcnts for a great State fair in 1869, cannot
be over estimated.