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NEW JERSEY.


HOb0ken.
DROwNRp-A man named Samuel Bergen, Q resi-
dent OF % Prince street, New York. went over with
his brother to battle yesterday at the restle works
He had not been in the water ten minutes when he
became weak and sank No assistance was avail
able in time to save him. Caleb Farreily an en-
poye in factory a. Lodi was drowned Ia the Hack
body WAS recovered yesterday. Coroner White will
hold an inquest In both cases.
Paramus.
MASS MERTrNa.-An enthusiastic denOcratic mass
meeting was held at Psramus Bergen county, on
Saturday evening, and was addressed by A. J..
Rogers, Of New York city, and Colonel Philip Raj.
ferty, nominee for Congress. large delegation
from the Paterson Jackson associations attended in
uniform with band or music. the meeting was
Kept up until q late hour and the enthusiasm con-
tnued undated up TO adjournment.
Paterson.
SINGULAR CASUAL TY-A CHILD ACCIDENTALLY
HuNG.-A fatal accident occurred about seven
O'Clock Friday evening, Paterson, resulting in
the death OF little girl, about five years Of age
named Mary Breene, who lived with her parents at
No. 60 Beach sreet. She was playing In the yard
when last seen alive but was discovered hanging by
the neck on u loop OF rope which hung from clothes
line post and lie was extinct, although the body
was still warm. The rope Was not around her neck
but merely passed under her chin, aud her back
resting against the post, she was probably unable To
relieve iersef OF the painful position. IL IL supposed
sho was standing on pie OF wood and accidentally
slipped OF with the rope striking her under the chin
Coroner Booth held an inaGest on the body and the
jury rendered q verd CT OF accidental death.
DEATH OF A MECHANIC IRON BEING OVERHEAD
RD.-Onc OF the mechanics employed In the Grant
Locomotive Works, yesterday became overpowered
by the heat ana was carried home and died at ate
hour last evening" His name was not ascertained
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PROBABLE RQa C,Ds.

Shortly AFTER twelve O'Clock yesterday morning
dispute occurred in the lager beer saloon 40. 4s5
Canal street between two men named respectively
Timothy Murphy and Robert Watson. which resulted
IN an ARRAY, In the course OF which Watson was
stabbed In the abdomen, abont six inches from the
groin, by 1t is alleged, Murphy, the bowels protruf
ing from the wound. 0nicer McDermott. ~ the
Twenty-eighth precinct being IN the vicinity ana
hearing OF tue disturbance, arrived at THIS Juncture
and arrested Murphy whom, having procured as
sisance TO convey the wounded man thither Also ne
conveyed 10 the station house, whence Watson was
afterwards sent to the City Hospital. The surgeon
OF the hospital, upon examining ms inln-
RES, at once pronounced them f,tal nc
was, however, stu alive at late hour last nght,
although no hopes are entertained OF MS recovery
Murphy was arraigncd before Justice beiwtn AZ
the Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday, on
charge Of felonOus assault and rcmandsd 10 await
the result OF the injuries indicted by him, 49,
watson IL n married man. resldeu III NNuan
street, and has wife and i've children ne was en-.
poyed in Mr. william Corners type lounury TIC ~
about thirty -four years OF aye aud Was suyec. 10
epileptc ITS which generally caused sugh' tem-
porarvhderangement OF the mind. .
Murphy lives at No. 25e Hudson street, Is car
man, and is apout twenty-ihrcc years old. ne was
born in this city. The knife used ~ MIN wss W.
cured by officer McDermot.
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THE VERY LATEST FROM THE SCENE OF WAR.
BY the ATLANTIC CABLE.

Reported Surrender Of tho Parasuayan Forces
Left in the Gran Chaco After the Evacua.
don Of Humaita-The Fortincations Mt HUI.
malta Raced to the Ground-The Whole
Allied Army Besieging the Fortified Position
Of Lopez ON the Tebicuari River.
LONDON, Sept 49, 1888.
Later advices have been received from Rio Janeiro.
According to Brazilian reports q detachment OF
Paraguayan troops left behind in the Gran Chaco on
the evacuation OF Humati were surrounded by the
allied forces and surrendered Internationally with
twelve pieces OF artillery and ali their stores.
The Publications at Humaita have been razed to
the ound.
At last accounts the whole allied army had COM
menced its march to lay siege to the fortified posi-
ton of Lopez on the Tebicuari river. The feet OF
ronclads had already arrived opposite the intrench
ments and commenced vigorous bombardment.
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Minister and of carreras and other Argentine and
that Careers taken by fora. .,om the American
Minister'S house snc seas Ill the conspritors being
6roogn! N .sons s % .cuar they were there shot
vide0.
Ore OF the most amusing episodes Of the Para
guayan war 10 that which occurred in the Chaco tpA
other day. 4 picket OF Brazilians was going Inc
rounds the other Gay when one Of the solafers
deserted lame alligator on the roadside. Ne at
saw neatly written label on the reptiles back =
This IL the way the allied army goes to Asuncon."
label put In q box and sent 70 Caxias, who, not
relishing the Joke, sent IL to Gelly. This dstin-
gushed ana prudent general, We believe, has deter
mined to send the alligator to Buenos Ayres for the
bazaar shortly about tO come on
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- TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN A SAW MTLL~-A MANS
BODY CuT IN TwO--One OF those dreadful accidents
that at times happen In ali Communities and starile
tnein Win their drcadfuiness took place the saw
mn Oh y. 4. Ross, on Ohio Leyee. The facts are
prIehy 40 Iohows:-As Mr.. william Butner q Ger
man, aud another man were handling a piece OF
umoer u snpped from toe other mans grasp, aud
STRUCK bu'ner IN the breast with such force as
10 khock MN BACKWARDS rpon two circular
saws, one above tue liner; and which
were runnnr ~ the rate OF four hundred revolutions
. minute. ms sVdg a. AS antly cut In two In n
slsnting direction, reaching from the left shoulder
from winch " sevcred the arm, down TO the navel
The right loot was also seyerad from the leg The
upper portion Oh MS body fell into pit In which the
saw dust was generally caught. SO sudden was the
accident that persons III the vicinity OF the saw coud
before them but Few seconds before with life and
vivacity was corpse, his body separated and bleed
ing before them. Death was so sudden that he was
not even heaid W u'ier grosn.-CdVo Democrat,
,NDt. 10
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Sermon nv nm Indian Chief.

Bethany chapel, corner Of Eghty-fourth street and
Broadway, was crowded yesterday at hali-past three
p. d., TO hear sermon by Rev. Thomas Dana, chief
Of the oneida tribe OF Indians. Those who went. IL
did, allured by the advertisement into the belief
that they would see anu hear man in the iuli cos
tune OF an Indian chieftan, belt OF wampum,
glitteung show OF beads, brill ant plume OF fea-
theirs the top Of his nead and toga and
after the style of the ancient Metamora or more
modern chiefs giving our soldiers at present much
trouble our western frontier were doomed to dis
nppontnelt. Tic was very plainly DIRE ssed IN black,
aad a slightly copper coloTod conpiexion and
black hair. rather cOarser tnan II nov
indigenous IN this country, alone indicate his descent
IRON the aOOrguM occupants OF TINS country. Ills
LnSish was correct anu hrs language well chosea
and though LACKING the terse ex preston anu elo-
qucnce VI Logan, fuly came up to the average OF or
dinary preachers. Taking for his text the words,
40 ye into al tue world and preach the Gospcl TO
e,ery creature the reverend preacher oil Indian de-
scent preached sound. PLAN and practical dts
course. Tue context of the text called for humility
ana fidelity TO dnty. Pride, ne urged, was becoming
Too much btsetting SIN oi the proiessed Christians
OF the present age. Preachers were prominently
puued with PRIDE. and demanded great salaries
Tor the polished periods OF t6eir sunday
sermons. There was PRIDE OF churches and
hiyn steeples, aud they must have walnut pews, aud
SOFT cushions and bne carpets, and stained windows,
aad grand organs, and nnc Singers There was little
70 De seen nowadays OF the humility OF Jesus
Christ aud his apostles who preached in the puol,c
marset places, whose temples were the groves and
whose only salaiics were often not bread enough 10
eat and no place where 70 lay tneir heads. Many
modern Christians would be repudiatcd at the last
DAY. Afsr speaking OF the KIND OF life that Chris.
tan Should Lead aud that Comprised Hdety to duty,
ne spoke OF tie condition OF the Indians IN this
country aud the duty Of tie Christian churches OF
the Eat TO this class he insisted that the lnli-
ans were not heather and tnat there were
no people on the lace OF the globe more
susceptible to Christian Influences. The right
course hau never been taken towards the Indians.
They hal been taught the vices OF civilization, the
religion OF rines snd powder aud whlskey. lie had
lsbored among them and preached to tneIn the Cos
pei or Jesus Christ and ne found them willing listen
ers. lie mad given his life TO them thus far and ne
would devote the rest OF II 10 tneif service shortly
ne should return TO his tribe aud he wanted TO 20
back 10 thcin with Increased facilities for renewing
his lab0rs. In closing be mad. an urgent and eo-
besought The prayers and pecunary aid OF his audit
Ors. he was liz .ened to most attentively, and ut
the close q collection was taken up, which, with the
selling Of MS photographs, reaiized quite sum.
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IN sdes ana 70 prevent any escape Of men, AZ three
O'Clock next morning. al Inc nnes aouae n sT r,rht
General Arg0lo on the left and the A6gsns"e
in the centre under General Gely 0nsa ocn ar "a.
II ~ s,ven su 9reat sss Siacsion here The People
clamor for the removal Of Marshal Caxlas nSn the
once OF Generasimo and that Sene ia 10y ~
hear a report Of the new Cabinet at Rie, Janeiro
That court wil no doubt, issue some ne,| and tell
es ,us have fort Of Forty guns and
around It q m0rass. which is olNn covered with
water In tins fort are about sn.se tnoasand men;
about eight thousand men have been placed to pre-
vent supplies rom passing into Humait4. In the
rear of THIS guard the Paraguayans planted bat
terv. aud when an attack on limbo was intended on
July Is General Rlvas sent small force to diGl0dge
TINS battery. Ia command , he placed Colonel Miguel
Campos They marched up TO the battery, were
nanked and cut TO pieces. General Argolo found
himself shut out BY seventeen well served pieces or
cannon and did not advance further. General Gelly
Obes also found bitches and batteries, while GEN
eral 0sorio advanced along defle Of two lakes and
took redoubt just left by the enemy, with the loss
OF very few men. At that point he needed ladders
and more men, the abattfs and bitches were just
before him, and he sent back for more men.
Now the Paragusyans opened on him a most
murderous fire, and Marshal Caxas seeing the fort
80 well manned and not q sign OF evacuation, or
dered retreat Osorio was now nanked on both
sides and followed by the enemy and his loss the
retreat was fearful. He was the hrst TO advance
under him, two OF his aids were killed beside him
aud three others wounded, and his clothes were
ridded with bullets. The loss on that re reat-he
o ~ loss OF the dsy-was reported at from five hun
dred to one thousand men. The moral loss Ia severely
felt in the allied army.
A lew days ago Mr.. Marm0l offered resolution In
the Senate asking copies of all correspondent Q that
had been received by the President the subject OF
mediation. IL was unanimously adopted. In add
ton 10 the Standing and often urged offer OF media
ton 10y The United States, BOLIVIA and Chile have
united within few days 10 urge peace upon the
belhgerenis. IL ~ generally hoped that from some
source soiution Of the war problem VIII speedily
come.
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To-morrow-Athlete, OF Washington Heights vs..
Champion, at fremont; Ecsiord W.. Athletic, nc
Pmiaieip"ia; Jefferson vs. spa, tan.
iuesday-Mutuai W.. Unlon az Union grounds,
BrookNn, Il. d.; Empire w. Eureka (munins), at
Wednesday- olympic vs.. Post once (home and
homel, Capitolne grounds: tramercy OF New York
Vs. Union. ~ HUDSON City, n. j.
1hursday-Empire vs.. Eagle; Athletic of Brook
Vn vs.; Cdpltoine, ON Capitoline grounds.
. Friday-unon OF horrisana w. EckIord, at
Union grounds, Brooklyn, n. ID.
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And 2l other Los aud Plots ~ Paterson Ia
Rutherford Park, making DER 500 City lou sna ' ~
amounting with on or properly, 70 oser ma. Rst.,.
this entire properly shareho ders o. VI
Association. Every shareholder receives
Shareholders are snte W admission 70 musca enter
tainmeut 10 be givon at the Acadsny OF ,vts'
The music 10 be under the direction Of TO-
This enterprise In conducted on sficsr m 49,. us,s.
The manager resides In Paterson, wnsrs " ~ p''ps"
10 located and specially invites invehxns ~ ,,.
The OBJECT Of this entcrf rise 10 20 sen ~ 80 "
large Of real estate Ia sbor ,Ins, pscaiy
co,nmends itself puoc favor ~ p's.S eDmes
The most charmn sections country, :. the very low
price Of rs. -... ...a to-. a.. III -,
estate.
the ronertv W. he the daily papers
the SAFE of shares closcs
See small bills. w.,oo m srrrpys o.
ys~ York Office, CAB Broadwax.
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ANOTHER NEGRO TRAgsDY.-A Thomson, Ca, cor
respondent of the Augusta Chron.ce writes AZ ioi,
and bloody murder was committed above ths pace
about one mlle about eleven o'clock this Morn,ng
stoyali Wilson, killed Messrs. Lowe and FORMER,
employs at said mill and both white men, Win an
axe cutting and maDgng them 10 moss ncrr,p ,,,s
axe In hand pursued BY some OF the negro nands
iabout the miiD and the Georgia Railroad n nsnas
hung py the negroes. good inany white men were
present The negroes volunteered tlelr services.
1here was no provocaton. The negroes wno ere
nrcseut AT the time testify that mere nau Deen
no words passed between the parties, ana 'bas the
murder was copiinttej In cold blood"
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GENERAL PfERcE.-we are gratifcl IN hsisg en-
abed TO an ounce markell Improvement il the
eondition OF General Pierce within me past 'Weny.
four nous, aud tho most sapguine hope- are nov
entertained of hIs early recoyciI.-I""N"'G 'N' M
Potrto,, scot II.
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TTPHAM'S ASTHMA CURE RELIEVES THE MOST vIO-
" lent effects aspecdy cure.
Price 80 by mail. Address ). UPiAM, Philadelphia sold
by cruygsta every
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The yy,,rr s,r,cs EvauarIis,s.

The announcement that the subject Of the recent
reformailons among the dcn3ens 81 Wafer street
wnplS hs considered a. meeting la the Howard
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BITTEN BY MAD DoG.-Yesterday morning soE
81 Thomas n. Fugett. residing on Third street. east,
near the navy yard. was severely bitten by q mad
dog. The dog seized hold Of the ht ls fellow by the
rRd e ne Y...eo along and tore the nesh in hd,:
and manner: The boy managed TO release himself
Whilxe: tAken home by some persons psssings
shoot ftners procured pistols ana endeavored TO
seized h6og. The animal after dropping the boy.
feline. WRf . cat and literally dcvoured the poor
by 4 shot frX ne was doing ths he was despatched
called unon "a revolver. Dr. b. Thompson was
he fonnd 10 he 6sss the wounds Of the boy, which
awav ali the looss serious nature. He at once cut
burned the Woufsh hanging TO the hand and
shortly aier leaving T., with canstc applications.
Thompson was called residence Of Mr.. Fugett DR..
stated that he had been ba by coiored man, VINO
dog. which was in all pro6a IN ; , loos py mag
The doctor applied similar e q. ~ ,S s =;
young Fugett and It Ia nn,htn o 'aT" ors
serious Will result. WaShfngtons1 r Sra "a AASA'
STORY OF TURTLE.-Mr. John y LOOMS, OF
BLOOMFIELD, brought into our Office las evening .
box turtle which he found on his farm d few DAYS
since. The turtle bears the initials or John Iooms.
father OF John G. LOOMS, cut In the year l7Ss and
also those OF Harry Cornish cut In 1917 Mr. Loomis
found the same turtle three years since and brought
it to this Office. On going home ct that time the
turtle crawled out Of the wagon and was lost on
North Main street. Mr.. LOOMS advertised for him.
but never heard OF him until he found him. as stated
few days ago. The superstition Is that the animal
crawled ali the way 10 his home IN Bloomfield, four
miles distant. Mr.. Looms pro oses to mark him
again and let him go-HdrJord CJufsnE
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Tbs Attack ON the Gsnbeats--Detsii- sf the
Battles Preccalas the Pail Of Hssssita-Pe.ee
Measures IN the Arrrssipe Congress.

hVhsos Afhrs, :. A., July ~. lses.
One Of the mos guar events ~ the paraguayan
war occurred near Fori ray on July O. 10 Was sn at
tack Of some three hundred faraguarans In thirty
open canoes GA too ifon-clads They rowed up 20
the steamers, boarded them. and woundins some
and killing others drove the ress below, ana k.p,
possession Of the two steamers for niue hours.
They would have tepi them altogs,her perhaps. but
that forI Tayi opened nre On them and drove
them from tne decks back 10 their canoes for safety
VI was . daring feat and quite successful, srtougn
tFey losi large number o. their men and " Their
fl,.Ds- Ia lcInr driven OF Their obleat was MT %
~ "a. % tskC cad sep TIE ir0n-cais q % dls
abe or restrain fAaa fiie PROVISIONS Cuuid be
RED .cruse he river irtN fou Hummlta And ufs
Wa. AIte i7r4fif.
ON We cyclfs o. fh- zen = Juiy Earshai csxias
g. m1lsl' ler in-lt ~ ittorm"i tst us fafA-
rr.4Far aaf"f.fn s.u tAAf NigEf gFscuatc fuft
HBuaHa. bqlfrlnEsi 81 0ncf % afisfk TIE 'e-t Qu
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. ONLY FOR A BEAUTIFUL HOME.

.pc The Following list OF i.eai Lstae:-
One Farm o. 4cJ acres. valued $500
ore Farm o, % acrcs, ia uranes county A. 0,Ws
Ono Farm OF 2: acres IN ksn'- county n. 30
Onc House AMI Lot Ia Broadvsy Peterson, n. J.
One House and Lot In Passaic J............. tvs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-21

THE BRICKLAYKRs' STRIKE IN NEW YORK
mr.. George w. Amy appeared this morning
before the JOINT committee Of lourneymer and
tcok away twenty y-eight men TO work on col.
lege al Homer, Courfland county, New YORK.
agreeing TO give hem $3.50 per day end hoard
Inc committee received S5,U0 to-day from the
Natonai Union. A large number Of idle nen
went 10 work this morning at eight hours.
The Master Masons held q meeting this af.
ternoon. Mr.. Sayre stated that he saw some
Mlteen men to-day looking for work on his Job
They We're society men. and they told him fhat
tney wonld walk the streets no longer than
wednesday. Mr.. Webb reported that the so.
ciety 'aborers whom he had discharged last
week come TO him this morsing requesting TO
Or employed. He had told his foreman not to
employ them. He had now seven masons at
work and five mo re came on this morning
Mr. French, OF Brook yn, who had been IS wears
a boss mason, saId he had l. men at work
mr. Ross said that the result of the present
strike would be disastrous both to the me-
chanic and TO the laborer, as people would not
build while this fight was IN progress. He be.
leved that the men were now working well
Notwithstanding report in the Herald of SAT-.
urday-he believed they We're laying eighteen
hundred brick in eight hours, and would 20 on
TO do 30 until the eight hour principle should
be firmly established, and then they would not
work so well. He affirmed that ali trades had
an interest in the movement, for If the iour.
neymen laborers succeeded their success would
pervade all trades. He urged the boss masons
10 stand So uare and right, and there would be
no fear OF their success. He concluded Nv
moving that they adhere TO the original resoln.
ton OF ten hours. Carried unauimously.-y
J. ErpreSs, 2UH.
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TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
FROM EUROPE TO-DAY. BY CARLI

FROM EUROPE TO-DAY, BY CABLE.
LoEDoN, July 2i-F Forenoon.--Consols for
money, 94ss, nd on account, ois ae4a. U. 5.
Bonds. 72f sa7aA.
FRASKroRr, July aI-U S. Bonds firm a,
76s.
LIVERPOOL. July 2r-Forenoon. - Cotton
neavy and prices uncbrpsSd. S.I"s OF I.G00
articl"s unchaug, l.
LONDON, July 2i-Aftsrnoon.-Consols. 94A
for money, and 81 a9i = for account u. :.
Bords 72A.
PAEIs, July 2i.-The Bourse closes firner.
Rentes s0f. 17c.
LIVERPOOL, July sl-Af ,ynoon.-M. -ke,s
unchanged. Yarns and fabrics az Manchester
heavy.
LIVERPOOL, July 2i-3P. Motion heavy
ard prices less active; sales of 7,On bales; Up-
Ianos 1O.alO1s. Orleans I'alI1. Wheat, l2s.
I'D for C.liforn =, I'd lis. I'd. Ior w srnr d.
Corn easier. but active. Floor dpll. Pork
dull l. rd finn. Oats IS. Id. Peas i3s. 6l.
Glover SC q SIS.
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Army URDERs.-Brevet Col. +. J. Grill,
C-pt IN and Assistant Quartermaster. has been
ordered to duty ss Qusrtermaster of the dis
tr CT and post OF Phiiadelpho, Pa.
BY direc on of the President. Ereyst Brig
Gen. Charles r RpY (retircdD has been dp.ai Id
as professor OF military science a1d tactics AT
the University of PennsyIvanIa. at Pniladel-
pn..
OF general rt-mar-ial orders Nc. 2I, of Nav
:, li,6 as cashiers from the ecryice of he Uni
a St.tes first Lieut.. T.. II. Muhleuberg, 4th
accepted.
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WHAT TO STANP-All notes and evidences
of debi, five cents OH each SICJ: if under 500,
fve cents: il over SI00, five cents on each ad :
dftionaI 500 or pari thereof. Ali receipts for
any amount without limit over S2U, TWO cents;
If 20 or under, nothing. All deNds end deeds
or trusr fifty cents OF each $500 in value of the
properly conveyed or tue amount secured;
when deed OF trust is fully stamped the note
secured must not oe, but they should be en-
dorsed 10 show the rea- on Why Mortgage
bonds need not he ST I'm ped If stamps are aix xed
10 me mortgage. All appraisemsnt, estates or
estrays. five cents Oh each sheet or piece Of
paper. Affidavits OF every description are ex-
empr from stamp duties. Aekno wledgments
10 dseds, etc, are not exempt. Contracts and
agreements, five cents, except for rents; when
If over $500 fiffy cents for ~2G0 or over $40
ANY person Interested can anix and cancel
stamps
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Leesburg Washingtoaian saws: 1--WE
are now sun ring from the severnst and most
protracted drought we have had for MANY
yraIs We have he'd no rain for near four
weeks, The corn. the gardens, aud the pas
ture helcs are suffering very much.
number ofiermans propose purchasing
ol,too acre. OF lana in Roanoke aud Wythe
counties. Proposals have already been made
oy tbeir . gent. NJ. Trear. of Paris. 10 Messrs
kiooie * HausOrough, Piedmont land agents
for mum Der of fums.
Lizzie Walk ms, colored woman was ar
r'stcd IN Lyechburg "Wednesday nj ght. chsreed
with the murder OF her half sister, Ellen Wat
kins, in the comfy o.lBuekingham, orsahe 22d
OF April lat.
Governor Wells. on Saturday pardoned
kooert kIry (co'ored), convict ID in the County
court OF Loudoun OF petit irrtcny, and SEN
tered TO twelve months Imprisonment in he
county Jail
The Richmond Tobacco Exchange has
pac "a aresolution prohibiting persons who do
not reside in Richmond from bidding at their
sale. ~
The Richmond News says: The Lynchbure
butchers are advertising choice b. # q, 10 cents
er pound.