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HOMICIDE IN 4 Hosr!TAL.-c'4Gtnnan}
December 17.-At the ClnGlnnaIl iLoSth.t,
this sve Mgvor "i To the h he art He died IN
t,ramiv minutes. Both men were patients.
sHII: had been teaching Il boy to use OBJ
scc6e Iancuage to an old man; Claynt9n
se emonsrIafcd, when Meyers Immediately
ser,ck' him. The nurse took Meyers to tie The
end en- dV of the ward, and telesraphcdd for the ne
s stenned I'D behind, reached around, an mo
stabbed Movers with q pocket-hriie III tue
loft lu.aacf-
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pcrrcstic nInrketS-fgY TELEGEAPH1.

NEW YORE DrccInh"r is! Foon.-stocks active
Ts"k. ' gtsr }s3s, txsa,S M asm ; per ios, cent shor II co. In,s.
Cold. l22f. s--g's, &c. "x-coupons, 1l3l. Ternc5-
see G's-.EX-coHnou9. SIT new, a7l. Virgins 6's-
~EH-c"nncns -. North Carolina e's-Oid, A.
rlouriulI and d-ooptnr Wheat 0rlet snI very
n-Ir. Corn ? shade n-nn"r. Pork dol new moss,
atsc .o,@ 2c.,2 for ~c;r3I.e5. F,rcish,s dull;
e. Es1 a4,cg ! ESQ. r"r 6 mr..1 ara TSpI Snr 1snah,r sslG'
Wheat Tr;e: and -ery firm. Corn unchanged.
hlst"yl.w sa!cs or 80 herreis western ureel
The hank statement 10 unravnrahlc. the l"ss of
,n~,i rnccrrn hr'rr no1rlv ~. 500. coo. storing
iosi7l..;. CID, i2ai@i2.s n2 sacnrIi,ns s neaiv
Gcor1ia IS, 2. Stocks close srm with 4 better
feeling.
BALTIMORE. December 1s.-Cotton steady 1T
! os-. Flour .Fict. Wheat nrmer at Sl.ss7Lsia o.
and low grade duh. C"rn Grrncr: white, S!G.SIr.
| yellow. &c. Oats dull. Provisions Nothing
viT.,nia rs-old a. North Carolina s's-olh
| 3t hid.
r~r.crvvhrT. nccemhcr 1a.-cnrn dill. Fork,
c%T--SLou,fers, iGtc.: clear sides, lcGlsic. Lard
1s!c.
wryr~GroT. y. c., December ls.-SnirttI
,urncntine iY,l Mt 4oc, Rosin dull. Tar n shade
lower at 92I$2.o5. Cotton quiet.
CHARLESTON. s. c.. December ls.-Cottol
Quit and unchanged mIddlingS. ?'tc.; sales. y
tales receipts, I.6c2 bales exports, coast"lSc
1877 bales.
hrCvsrA December IL -Cntton quiet an
rp-t..r: m!ddi!rcs. uominallr o3}c.;, sales q
bales; receipts, $50 bales; stock 1900 bales.
December la.-Corton easier; mid
drings, ottc.: r, c"iptR, 8 SCI bales exports, "ol
bales sales, 500 bales.
Norur. December Section in fair ie1nar
and closed quiet: mitdlings, c3ic sales. l."
halcs receipts, i,syl bales exports, ',3ii oales.
New ORLEANS. December is.-Cotton dlli an
lover ut aiGa4tc. Sales. coo bales. Receipts
. n9o. Fxport.-To Liverpool, l1,.1i bales 10 IN
C.rtircrr. 4 6a bales. Sugar dull and lower
prime, lee. Molasses unchanged. Gold, III. Ne
.tl,, l., IIrcou,,t
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V1KClSIA.-A number Of represent atlVes
expected TO leave for their homes TINS eye
nin- OF tomorrow morning. 10 speho tnt
HOLIDAYS there. but rs there is # prospect OF
th,. virginia question coming up early IL ne
week. they concluded to remain. The r.
:ininIis are very ilnportunate for early
action, and think it rather unjust that they
should be compelled to wait until after the
holidays. Commissioner Dclano, senator
Cameron. and Ii number OF prominent
officials, left here this evening u pleasure
tour, 70 bc absent u few days hdSh''@9to"
Letey-BGiktaOrt Sua.
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The shoddy mills of w%aterhouse Brothers OF. ,rs
Passaic, X. y, were destroLea ~ T., nIv
Thursday evening, and the workmenI o oa a0a
escaped with their lives. Loss, al wn w,
insurance, 500, 900. A kerosene-iainp ca
plosion caused the disaster.
Five hundred people in New aGlh Tsy
earn a living by that species OF s"lho'inS
known as lortune-telling.
Fo,ry.ope hundred tons OF Wild euHae
have been gathered in Virginia ihis year Il
sold for So, 0go.
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WILLIAM c. DUNBAR & CO.,
" GENERAL SHIFTING
AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
CORNER MAIN AND ELEVENTH STREETS,
RICHMOND. VA. ~POST5OfFrCE Box 81
ron NV vppy

CONpANT.
The splendid new side-~heel steamships ISAAC
BELL. SARATOGA, SIAGARA A, Abe
EARLE. and HATrFRAs, leave New York for
"irfolk. City Point, and Richmond, every TUES
DAY. THURSDAY, ard SATURDAY, at .
O'Clock +. ii. Lcara ichmon every TUESDAY,,
ERIDAT, and SUNDAY. ~ high tide,
These ships are entirely new. They have elegant
saloons and. stntcrooms. The fsre, accouimodS-
lions, and attention. IRE unsurpassed.
Close Connections made with steamers for an
southern aad European ports.
Insurance effected, when ordered. AT A QUAR-
TER OF ONE PER CENT, ~ the Offices Of this
company.
n. l.. MCCFrApY, rresidant 1877 Greenwich
street. New York.
VILLA. c. DvSEAN 4 Co, Agents,
Iorner Main and File. euth streets,
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Gazing I'm of a Coal MlneeTcn Lives
EOSf

HAzLETos, December 1S.-A coal mine
caved in near here this morning, carrying
down two large houses with the inmates.
Zen lives were lost.
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'-rIPnsGrt
Hiding GA r rail-

what shorter space oil time than Mrs.
(;rnndy assigns to wocer> but both were
faIly satisfied, and they determined to take
A lie ticket together. Thinking it would
tie ancat surprise TO their friends. and haH-
inr that sublime indifference to the opinions
Of others which is such o distinctive pccu-
iiaritv ii the American character. they d.
eidod to stop at Cleveland aud have the
hymenial knot tied ut once. They arrived
by The afternoon tram on SATURDAY. w.l'
having but few prciiminaries TO arrange,
within Il couple OF hours the twain mad
| been declared one in tho most orthodox
| malncr by one OF our squires. The nigh
express east bore the happy couple Oh
their way.
| We have briefly given the facts as related
| 70 us. and our readers will agree with ~
| that the affair deserves TO take rank as one
o. the prcutiest romanccs OF the day.
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gncre1sc OF Cotton Receipts at the
South.

MONTGOMERY. ALA. December i8.-The cotton
receipts here since September lst were So 00i
bales, 'c'ng 25. oco more then for the SANG pertnc
In la"S, ard 1000 moro than for the six months
ending SeptoIuber1 1859.
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ALABAMA CLAIMS

LONDON, December 1.-The Times. on
the Alabama Claims, says " II Alr. Motley
iiiI"e!,iit or the claims be reopcncd at wash
inrfon ihe proposal will be accepted. we
must add that il would he useless 10 ncgo-
slate, or 10 talk of negotiating, unless c&ch
-idci is prepared to enter upon nc@otl&tions
with confidence in the honor OF the Other"
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CLOTHING.
OTERCOATS. OVERCOATs!,

0TERCOATS. OVERCOAT's!!
CAPEs! CAPES.! CAPES:..
just received a new lot, made up In the lates,
STYLES. These goods cannot BE- cycclled 1. this
market either FOR STYLE, DURABILITY, OF
PRICE.
BUSINESS SUITS
In endless variety Tor MEMS. YOUTHS, and
tfLDREN' WEAR, together with L full sup
ply Of UNDERWEAR AND FURNISHING
GOODS, Tor sal. at greatly reduced prices by
SMITH hi CLOTHIER,
DC IL 13es Main street.
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SxAOD AM IsshE.

q tUt.rnr D,,yhtv. and SicrkUcy. on the way
ch0ckrul Of the best Of rKESTtH coal.
Those in want of good coal ut low figures cali on
AYE q. WARnWEtL,
N"iS Nineteenth.
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GOAL, COKE, AND WOoD.-EXTRA
RFDA No WHITE ASH EGG, STOVE, and
NUT ANTHRACITE COAL, In the PIE rsd a
LOVER HILL LUMP. HAIL.
and SMITHS COAL. Choice OAK ZINE
WOOD-sawed, kiuciiug, and long. ruycS
rio - - -
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TrECoMISG DEMocGATIc ~LEADER.--JudSe
Thurman. Of Ohio, who succeeded 10 the
seat lately vacated hy Mr.. Wade, mas
given indications ny ms numerous ANY, ANY,
r.ad. uit-rances Of The past two days that
the Democracy bas at last found its Coming
Mxu. That diminutiye hody in the senate
has suffered a serious loss by the defeat OF
Mr.. Hendricks, and its leadership has hIther-
4, been uncertain. That doubt has now been
disnelled. and Judge Thurman stands 1orth
as The most authoritative exponent OF Demo
cracr In our highest legislative body. us
speeches yesterday Indicated remarkable
acuteness lis a dehatcr, and showed me eN :
Chief Justice Of Ohio 20 be an accomplished
parliamentary tacticiau. His untaiiins cour-
Csy toward his opponents, his %trankness
and fairness in c%onccdjnG every leglilihaIe
inference from their facts, will undoubtedly
give him great personal popul'raas ei eyer
With the senatorial majority, who recognize
him as a foeman worthy Of their Steel
Former,
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LIVERY AT TIE WHITE House, am told,
for have not seen 1t, not daring to venture
into The presence ofthe august custodian DIAN
Of The card-rack and keeper OF the ante,
cAalnbcr, lest ! be seized and incarceratea
IL . oool-hole for ny lack Of respect LOT the
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JUDGE TRIGG. or TENNESSEE.

The Government has long had great irou-
lie with Judge Tri"g, OF the United states
district court OF TenueSSce. His sentiments
have been 80 thoroughly against changes
cuu,cd by the war that all his decisions
r.om to have been decidedly warped, and
Of Ia,c il has been impossible to bring any
person who violates the internal revenue
laws to justice in his court. 1t has al last
been determined by the Treasury Depart
m-4; to make up Il case looking to his lm-
],aachme2t for presentation 10 the itouse
Of Representatives. Tn matter VIII proo'-
h]y 60 TO the Judiciary committee lorinEes-
t.Ea;ion and report. The Department be-
!lyyc. it can make out u strong case.
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III" death Of State Senator Russell, Of
Ohio. leaves the senate Of that State nearly
& tie, and - General Potts, who was yes
lerdar nominated By the prcsi1en; as Co
vernon o. Montana, is 2lso Il member OF the
Senate, i i JH.ioTed that action on biz con-
Nrna..on will be DELAYED for some tune,
until, It least, it is as2ertnincd whether 4is
|,.vtrg Ohio lust now will cudan%er the
r..itr ten 0f the fifteenth amendment by
- L.-i.latrrn OF thlt Sta:o.
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ourfship ON the Pacific Ra.iway-An
acquaintance Begun in California
RipeaS into Narriage-The Knot is
Esed i'm Cleveland.

Iirle2S into Tarriage-TEe Knot is
E;ed in Cleveland.
From the Cleveland Herald, December IL.
\ Sln"ularly romantic affair was brought
0 ateilcltous termination in This city on Sa-
urday. \ brief interview with the happy
'llsband developed the following circum-
,ances Some eight years ago a gentleman
named Patton, with his wife and daughter,
the latter being about thirteen years Of age,
removed to California from Massachusetts.
lie was an industrious, enterprising man,
Of limited means, and sought the golden
shores Of the Pacific in the hope of lettering
MS fortunes. He went to Sacramento City,
where he found ready employment at
his trade, that Of Il builder. By 4 Judi.
cious investment Of the little means he
Fook with him, in a few years he became the
posseSSor Of a nice little property valued ut
10000 or S12, 600. But adversely ame and
: flTe swept away more than half of his
wealth, without Il dollar Of insurance. Soon
tier this lie was killed by an accident
lille at work, and, by d singular fatality,
IS wife followed him TO the grave in 4 few
,onths. Meanwhile the daughter bad
lown into Il comcly daInscl Of twenty-one.
here was no lack Of admirers, but She
)und no suitor to suit her. Left alone
,,mOn@ strangers. She lon"cd for the home
md friends Of her childhood, but. drcading
the perl!S OF an ocean voyage, she waited
until the Pacific railroad should he com,
pleted. Converting into money what re-
NAMED Of the property Of her father,
amounting TO some 5000, she procured q
through ticket to New York, and started
On her long trip, c~ouragaou>ly undertaking"
the Journey alone. Soon after leaving Sacra-
mento, however, she met by chance. the
usual way on railroad cars, our inforruant, a
young gentleman Of preposscssine appear
mce. whose features bore the impress Of
virtue and character. His home is in New
Jersey. He had been to California on bust
ness connected with the property Of n de-
ceased relative, and happened to iallin With
Miss Patton upon the train. An acquaint-
ancc spTang VI, usual ut first. but which
soon ripcnCd into friendship and she coi-
sentcd to accept him IS protector and escort.
Cupid seems to have been bent Oil making
mischief from the hour Of their meeting,
and with freSh-ltlcd culver kept III a per-
siStent taYgct-practice at their hearts. Day
after day, As the train rolled on through the
mountain Businesses and over the great
plains Of the West, the little arrowv god
aaycT for q momcn, forsoCk them, and they
lid md il
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How GENT RULES CosGnEss'-fron an
that / can learn, there meier was a WoISS
selection Of officers made than IN tiat h"'r'
OF circuit judges. They are, one anu "H,
er~nineutlv unit to be made, ana mere -
great talk OF the Scnate's refusing connrhi.-
lion. Yet, mark my words, every mother >
son Of them will he confirmed.
one NAV ask from whence this singular
4nfuence comes: The offices are all hllcG,
and the remaining patronage in the hahoS
of the Executive cannot account for the e'l-
dent bower. But the fact IS that the Fre-
sident ig so little ofa Republican that there
cxisto a general feeling Of distrust and I'M
easiness' We suffered so acutely in John
sons detection that we shrtnk from a like
attack now. l never saw fellows so relieved
As our people were when the message was
read. and we found that the epauieIsea
rested, in solemn grandeur, upon
the platform of the party. 1t was pofi,l y
relief. Hence the delight WITH which tne
week and contradictory affair was received.
Our leading men and prominent Journals
fastened to pour out their battery. IL VIZ -
honest-nay, it was more thai hohes' IN
was soldterly-nay, more, it was ~able--ana
30 on to the end Of the string. ana ye.
no two could look each other III Tue lace
without grinning.-Don Plat.
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Foreign News.
GREAT Britain.

GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDONDERRY, December 1S.-Additional
police and 4 large number Of troops have
arrived here rs 4 preventive Of riots during
the anniversary celebration of the siege.
LONDON. December 1S.-A writer in the
Times favors another canal, deeper, wider.
and less subject to fogs and sand-drifts, than
the Sucz canal, to be built across Central
America.
RANCE.
PARIS, December 1S.-The Emperor has
entirely recovered.
Henry Rochefort's new paper, the sue
ressor Of La Laaterne, appeared this morn
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nICH PLATED TEA SETs-OF NEW
,,5 rjcl, 1esIpne-ius received and for sale al
,Is Ion..st prices. GEORGE c. GARY.
Ia opposite post-offce.
"AIR.-5W bushels PLASTERERS
II HAIR Tor sale by HULST q Enc.
- ~ LAP? N,in str,a-t.
TSyEtOPES AND PAP R.-Full
81 stock IT ELLYSOS & TATLOR's,
no adjoining DtsDdtct Binding.
400 BUSHELS PRIME POTATOES,
tUU for salo by barrel or ouahel, ~
- CT trJISDS 4 aGs'bISlS-
CTATIOSERY.-Full assortment at
EILYSOS i TASLOR'H,
pos next TO Dfspdtch building.
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TIE THAyFING PRIVILEGE.

Ics.0IN.tcE-EonerNl ErcSYycll has decided
upon ? Plan that viii show the country
Naa; the tganking privilege cost. III h&s
ordered that al cTte naltcr "aNih9 MasA-
~ the uoXt siX months. He expects TO
obtain in this way statistics that viii pre-
cent the strongest possible argument for The
hhIlitinn If Tho nrihilnrr,
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GOAL AND WOOD CAN BE uAD Al

GOAL AND WOOD CAN Be UaO "A
\ THE FOLLOWING CASH PRICES:
Anthracite, for CRATES or stoves 'per Ton Nv" 20 90
| Anthracite. second quality, for stoves unu A.
CRATES tper ton ",o,1 poun4s '"
Anthracite Nut, prepared Tor 9iorhlhs o."a
and Base-Buruin9 stoves tper ton "" .,
Anti.rneitc Nu'' se'"hu 9"'-'' 90
| Clover TIN lump trer l~otdir.... ........". ~
nioSeI u nl5 n 80 crnrti S.;,yered s 90
iihe 49, " = cc-,n ,5a,i erred 9 o.
poor PERS Ne not able TO pay r.xuinr prices
supplied at cost OF coal and wool wholesale, ans
Vii furnish them with any quantity rem FIVE
CENTS II the largest aIDoGnt. 500 AT !hlas
Nineteenth aud Cary streets lnd seFypth quo
Grace streets. mo 5V] CHAHLso II. fA1E.
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LII GRADES OF CLOTHING

4 LII GRADES OF CLOTHING
BALDwIS's,
CORNER MAIN AND TENTH STREETS.
ovERCOATs
from ss,o$m
At
bal WINS.
CASHMERE SUITS
FROM 80 to s@
a L D " Ms.
DRESS SUITS
from go to SIS
BAL WINS.
CSpERSHIETs
from fl TO A5
At
4 L u " ! Ms.
THE BEsT FITTING SHIRT IL AMERICA
(gad In The world IL far as eNploredl
AT
BALD WINS.
BOYS SUITS, ALL rNiCLc,
At
BALD WINS.
BOYS OYERCOATS
BALDWIE'S,
CORNER MAIN AND TErTH STREETS
(ApoYE ros--orr1cE!.
mo 21
yEEERY WARD BEECIlER'S
{ I SERMONS IN THE L. NMOUTiI PULPIT
AHE WCRI n-nESJWAED,
BrcnrP's
CUSTOM AND REAnI-MiDE CLOTHING
IL known for lis
CuEAFSESS,
CCALlrY, and
Large stock or
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS.
nm u
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DTsINESs RESUMED AGAIN.

SPECIAL NOTICE.-ln order to close
- VI u FEhnY-NArE CLOTHING
We --.u from this date sci! at RE.-
We h'vl some very nice OYERCoATS, to be
sold VERY Low. ,,
rartic, in want OF GOOD CLOFHlNG nave
- - - orno-tnnIty OF supplying themselves NJ ::
very small advance on cost prices. Can early ~
NJ ~ N F. Il. SPENCE s. CON.
Merchant Tailors and Dealers IN
Gcutlcuen's Furnishing Goods.
800. 1890 faiu street.
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'7't':l dispatches u tn Baltimore American
"~AsuINGToS. December Il.
TEE UNITED STATES crnc~,1 IrnGEs.

TIE CEITED STATES CIEc"'7 JUDGES.
The Senate Judiciary Committee net to-
ray rn0 considered the nomination Of Uni
80 States Circuit Judges, and while no de-
ctS!ou was reached upon any, the indica-
lions are thar Judge George \. pearrc, of
Maryland, will be confirmed a. Judge Of the
/ lE-th Circuit Millnut nNnn,ifinn.
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4 STHRACITE COAL AND WOeD.

Just received pe- schooncrs William and james
and Marvel, Two HUNnRED AND FlEI1
tGG AkD STOVE GOALS. Also. 4 good sup
ply OF WOOD. For s9le III tire lowest marAee
prices. Nlhi h1nEGre.
,n no -
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sEEDsmEN, FLORISTS. Sc


NEW CROP GRASS SEED.
TIMOTHY,
CLOVER,
HFRDSSRASS,
ORCHARD GRASP
BLUE GRASS,
AND ALL SEASONABLE GARDEN eEED'
ALSO,
FRUIT and ORNAMENTAL ZEE
SMALL FRUITS, GRAPE VINES, &c,
grown by
VIRGINIA NURSERY AND WINE tONfASi'
Ss'o ALLAN & JOHNSON,
1908 Eain street, Richmond, Va:
Pogt-oficc box 20 sc II
TRASS SEEDS! GROWTH OF 1853
" 400 bushels CLOVER
SO bushels
500 bushels ORCHARD GRASS.
500 bushels EERliS,tRAeS,
IS6 nusheIs KENTUCKY Blue GRASS,
| Of prime guilty, in strre Z ls:a and az Car!
ltreet. lse'lb! ALl.lS''N
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STEAM TO GLASGOW AND &Jn
LONDONDERRY. LlRs.

TIL ANCHOR LINE.
FAyorite Clvda-built passenger steamers are In
tended 10 sail EVERY SATURDAY frcm plef
70. 20. North river. att O'CLOCK ii.
HATES OF PASSAGE. PAYABLE IN CURRENCY:
Cabins TO Liverpool, Glasgow. or Derry, $50 ana
S75.
Excursion tickets. good FOR twelve months, 9leu.
Etcerase 10 GlasIo" O. Derry, 80 intermediate,
S55.
Prepaid certificates from these ports, ss7.
Passengers booke,lto and from Hamburg, hhvre,
ROttcrdaT,, Antwerp. &C.. at very low rates.
Drafts issued payable I; ANY bank In Great Bril-
TAN.
For further Information apply at the company's
Offices, No. d Bowling Green, New York, 10 HEN
pERSoS BROTHERS, or to
WnLLAH {. DURHAM s CO, Agents.
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2 AU II 1T \ nv ILA-IHV-NI T-YLAIEAI
/ C0MPAEl.-stcamers TATE ss.5ass6-
,nii,1Ia and ME route 10 Baltimore, Savannah,
Boston, and the West Tri-wcekly line TO Bsiti-
more. making close connection Win ateanhsrT , 10
t,c,.cn Richmond and Baltimore. Leave Dai.'-
moe every TUESDAY, THURSDAY ana sA-
TURDAY. Leave Richmond every
THURSDAY, and SATURDAY. :,
FreIynt received every day except Sthdays1 up
To 9 o'clock =. NJ. These steamers nave eheei'ens
saloou, stat-room, and passenger accom- oo.seiyyns.
Fare. "a: meals and = i.rOom extra ror iFeish'
. PHAkVEYs y WILLIAMS, Agrn.G
a,,o Commercial Block
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FANCY GOODS, NOTIONS, dc.

NALL TRADE, 1SG9.-WHlTE GOODS,
i FANCY GOODS, NOTIONS, HOSIERY,
gloves &c.zW. have now IN store, ana n.dr onei
see and North Carc!!na, the largest stock OF our
goods we have ever done before. Prices gunran-
tecd rs low a those VI jobbers In any n1f1nern
inaricf. VALENTINE & FRANKLIN.
importers aud Wholesale Dealers In
Fancy Coos, White Goods, Notions, &C.
&c aO-3m
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nuILApELPHIA RlCH-~TFA
/ MoNp AID NuKFQtN En TiAAN, ~ ( Z.
.RFTN. rnmposing this line. will leave Phiin,sI-
phia evefysAfUKpA% and Hlcimond every FRI
DAY, alternately. Frrith.t9kcn t"T S"rr:lk AZ mo,
Y,r.te rates: also for chnrlcstrn, savannah, ana
Sew Orleans. aud hills of ltding signed through:
S'..ssa9e 10 pnlladelpiia. including meals ana
.sar1n,o ~ ". =. POTTER, Agent.
nh Cl,ice. IN. oi2j Dock street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-20

% AGENTS DOSER COMPANY AND
CARBON HILL SOFT COKE MINES.
Yard on 81 til street rear Canal.
THRAClTE COAL, aud MOOD, a. narksa
prices.
promptly attended 10. oc2s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-20

A New WONDERFUL DiscovrRy.-A
machine for generating pure %carburcttci
hydrogen illuminating gas, that Is superior
10 the best coal gas ever produced, and nj
fifty per cent. lrSs cost. BY q Washington
man.-F0rreto Ehronfc'".
The New York herald., 1869-05-26
HORSE NOTES.

There was llasge attendance at the Fashion Course
on Sunday morning to see the trotting horses tnas
are there In training take their morhnis s ~erk. a
number OF horses have engagements at the Prospect
Park Fair Grounds this week.
d. Mace drove Mr.. Humphreys black mare
Tempest and afterwards another black mare that
showed considerable speed.
Mr.. Rodin drove very fast and nne looking sorrel
horse, the property Of Mr.. De Jonge He also drove
Mr. Messerole's horse Little Fred mile in 2:345S,
and repeated him mile in 2:29x
Mr.. B0rst drove George Wilkes mile, which ne
Mir. Ferguson drove Needle Gun mile with run
ming horse by the side Of the sulky, and he also
showed great speed.
Mr.. Champlin drove a very fine and fast team Of
blacks, the property OF Mr.. wilkins.
Mr.. Harker's mare Brunette showed great deal
George Palmer was ratified up and down the home
stretch OF the track several times. He is very fast
Mr.. Rodn drove Myron Perry a mile in 2:sls.
saddle time
Mr.. Lovett drove very handsome 1--WE year old
beseT wnO Stepped very gs nce e1ps'
Mountain Boy trotted quarter Of q mile the other
morning at the Union Course In thirty-one seconds
quarters in thirty-one seconds and q half; and Mr.
Bonner's mare Peerless has been tried quarter by
Captain Moore and another gentleman In thirty
up his brush longer than any other horse in tho
Captain Baby owns and drives on the road to top
wagon magnificent team OF grays, whose style aud
action are admirable.
The young race horse Pompey Payne, who marked
1:44k at Lexington last week. was sold immed-
Pompey Payne Is three years old blood bay, OF fine
style aud finish. He was sired by vandal, dam
Magneta by Mahomet. Pompey Payne was beaten
at Two mile heats on Friday last by Versailles and