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WOOD HOTEL,
RICHMOND. VA.

THIS first-class, popular and fashion,
l. able Hotel, the only one located on the
Main Street of the city, has been furnished
and put in the most perfect order through
out
IL is within one square of the Capitol, Gus
tom louise, Post-Ofiice, Theatre &C., and
within two squares of the Richmond and
Fredericksburg Railroad depot, and the
Great Southern Routes via Petersburg and
Danville.
The travelling public are cordially invited
TO make their home at the Spotswood, and
the proprietors pledge themselves to make
it for the future, wbat,it has been for the past
five years, the leading Hotel OF Richmond.
So Telegraph Office in vestibule. Office Of
Southern and Adams Express Companies in
the building.
MILLWARD BROTHERS.,
April "a, lS6S-ly. Proprietors.
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@isfelIansoMs Trads.
Professor Of Natural I7s,to,y.

Professor Of Natural Ihsto,y.
MAJOR +. A. @. HANDY, A. n,
Instructor IN Military Tactics.
The Department OF Practical Agriculture.
Horticulture, and Pomology, is In charge
or
JAMES HIGGINS A. M, M. D.,
Professor Of agriculture and the Natural ST.
ences.
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BALLARD HOTEL,

RICHMOND, Va, March 10, 1868.
THIS elegant establishment is open
l. to the accommodation of of the public
The building is one of the
Finest in tlae City,
and for style, convenience and beauty of ar
rangement, is acknowledged to be superior.
Hts Furniture
Is proverbal.
The subscriber, after more than twenty
years experience in the business thinks he
risks nothing IN saying that this Hotel shall,
in every respect, be
Equal to any I'm the South,
and asks the patronage of his friends and
the public generally.
JOHN p. BALLARD, Proprietor.
March %. l66S.-tf.
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NEW RESTAHrEsAu,a,

N wv EtESE'AG IL ANT.
THE undersigned begs leave to an
= nounce that he has opened, in connec-
ton with his bar, a
FlRST-CLASS RESTAURANT.
which will be kept in the best style and win
furnish at all times and mt short notice All
the substantials and all the
DELICACIES OF THE SEASON,
done to q turn by an accomplished caterer
and an experienced cook. | respectfully So
licit the patronage of my friends and tho
pubIc generally. T. j. PEYTON,
January Is, 1869. at the old Court Touse
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KING COMFORT,


We have secured the agency for the
SEXTON IMPROVED BALTIHoRE HEATER
considering it by far superior to any Heater
out, as to beauty, design and finish. 1t Is
worth a visit from those who may not even
he in want of Stoves, that they may see TO
what perfection mechanism has arrived. To
those in want listen to our terms and guar
antees, which there is no go back on. Look
at the beauty OF the stove and we will take
pleasure in explaining the principles on
which il acts. Ii you should wish to buy You
run no risk. Select your stove; we Will take
it to your house, fit it up to heat |. or
rooms and when the work is all complete
you retaining the purchase money until we
build a fire when we expect you TO take
seat In front of your own hearth, and say
this Is truly King Comfort.
RECEIPT YOUR BILL.
We are also prepared to receive orders for
all other fire place Heaters that may be
wanted.
Our general assortment of Parlor, Dining
Room and Hall Stoves, together with the
most in roved Cooking Stoves, have been
selected with great care from the most re-
sponsible f,undries, and will present one OF
the most complete aud varied assortments
ever offered IN this market, every Stove of
which we will warrant, and sell on the most
reasonable terms.
N. B.-Our arrangements are such that we
can sell to dealers at factory prices.
PURCELL & HOY,
Corner King and Washington Streets,
September 49, 1S68--ly. Alexandria, Va.
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PAY UP

A LII persons indebted to me are earn
4 \ cstly requested to settle their. accounts,
as must have monss.
January -, 1850. 4. O. ECKLOFF.
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NEIhVJE.
A LII persons indebted to the estate
OF r. M. Chapman, deceased, are earn
estly requested to come forward with as lit
tie delay as possible and settle their fndebt-
edness, m accordance With the late slider of
General Stonenlan, and thereby save costs.
W. II. CHAPMAN, Executor
January s, 1861
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Hon. VIM. II. SEWARD.

Twenty or thirty years ngo, when mis-
sionary enterprise was in its infancy
among the islands of the South Seas,
Captain Summers anchored his sloop of
war off one of the Marquesas. The next
morning he saw an American flag float
ing from the beach, union down. This
excited linn fearfully. and he sent off u
boat at once to inquire into the matter
Presently the boat returned, and brought
a grave looking missionary. The cap
tain's anxiety ran high.
Whats the trouble out there?" he
asked; "qnick"
"Well, I am grieved to say, SIR" re-
piled the missionary. ''that the natives
have been interrupting our sacerdotal ex-
ercises."
What? what was that you said they'd
been doing?"
''It pains me. sir, to say that they have
been interrupting our sacerdotal exer-
cises."
Man them starboard guns! Stand by,
now, to give 'em the whole batteryr ex-
claimed the captain"
The astonished missionary hastened to
protest against such rigorous measures,
and finally succeeded in making the old
tar understand that the natives had only
been breaking up prayer meeting.
"Oh! is that all?" said he; "I thought
you meant that they'd etopped your
grogw
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We wonder if the crowds OF American
ladies and gentlemen who attended the
grand races Mt the Bois de Bouloone. on
Sunday last, would care to have n list of
their names published for THE edification
OF religious circles at homel Or would
1t excite blush in those cirdles to know
that grave matrons and modest, shrink
ing danes, of the true Klktkerbocker
breed, are often to be founhl yelled or
unveiled. among the nightly hEbitues ofthe
Chateau des 1aeurs, or the 1EiAiNe. Cav.
naughty, fashionable Paris, ldr what are
yon not responsible!
NeU York Commercial haverfser.
=, A DOC DocToR COMMITS Al IRoDERRY.-
Sam Wellington Spelled without Wee)
was called in by a lady to doctor her
poodle dog, Semiramidis. The lady re.
tired while he was feeling the pulse of
ms patent, and when she returned she
found him missing, as well rs her silver
wa WatGh: q, Semiramidis was no cured, and
the lady has been made qui4, sick about
the results.
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FINANCIAL AND comMEkoIAI.

New York, June 14-Nohs-Stocks
unsettled. Money active, al 7. Gold
39ss. Flour dull and &C. lowdr. Wheat
IN moderate demand. Corn qhet. Pork
quiet, at 1882. Lard firm. totton very
firm, at 80. Freights quiet.
z 2. M.-Cotton tirmer with sales of
3,700 bales. at 3214. Flour leavy-su-
perfine 4.75@5. 0O: common to fair
Southern $40. Wheat 10ec better.
Corn closed heavy and declining. Pork
steady. Lard closed dull-kettle 2O0
2OI.. Whiskey 90. Groc4ies dull
Freights active and firm.
BALTIMORE, June 14-Cotton firm and
very scarce, at 31@311s. Flour dull and
favors buyers. Wheat weak. Corn ac-
tive and advanced. Pork firm, at 33. 90.
Bacon active-shoulder Is. Whiskey
firm, at 9S(91.0O.
CINCINNATI, June 14-Flo our dull
family 5.6O@5.65. Whiskey firm, at 90.
Mess pork 32.75. Lard held 1917. Ba-
con firm-shoulders Az; sides 16%@
10; hams 1S14(G2O1a.
New onnEASs. June 14.-Gotton ad-
yanced ,"a 114c-middlings 3o4@$O1a sales
l,4O0 bales; receipts 1,OO4 Gold 381s
Flour firm-superfine 600; double 6. 80.
Corn-white 1.O5. Pork held ut a. 25.
oAOoa AoAet oc to\DlOi2. IarQ-tl6rce
19@191s keg 2OI@21. Suaar-prime
IA. Molasses nominal. WhisEey-West-
ern rectified 9O@92. Coffee tirm-fair
143@15M; =; prime 161S@16s1.
MOBILE, June 14.-Cotton closed firm
err, with sales OF 1,45O bales i-low mid
dlings 26h@29; receipts 23Q!
SAyANNAH. June 14.-Cot on $500
30; sales 100 bales receipts 600.
AUGUSTA ,June Ia -Gotfo,, Gr,, I'LL,
sales of 500 bales; receipts so; mid
dlipgs strong, at 80.
CHARLEsToN, June 14.-Cntton quiet
but steady with sales of 100 bales-mid-
dlipgs 30; receipts 178.
LONDON, June 14-Noon.
9233s. Bonds quiet and steady, at 8O16.
LONDON, June 14.-Evening-Consols
9255 e bonds 8O34.
LIVERPOOL, June 14-Noon.-Cotton
quiet and steady-uplands 1I9a; Orleans
IL.
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At late military dinner, one uf the
visitors proposed toast-''M May the man
who has lost one eye in the service of his
country never see distress with the
other!' but the person whose duty it was
to read the toast, by omittipg the word
distress, completely changed the senti-
ment. and caused much merriment by
the blunder.
1t is related of certain clergyman,
noted for his long sermons, with many
divisions, that one day. when he was
advancing among the teens, he reached
at length resting place in his discourse,
when, pausing to take breath, and asking
the question, "And what shall I say
more?" a voice from the congregation re-
sponded, "Say amen!"
DO you think, Doctor" asked al
anxious mother, 'that it would improve
little Johnny's health to take him to the
springs and let him try the water?" 81
haven't doubt of it, madam" "What
springs would you recommend, Doctor?"
ANY springs. madam, where you find
plenty of soap"
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Two YArKEEs.-The following story i q
told of Yankes captain and his mate.
Whenever there was plum pudding
made, by the captains orders ell the
plums were put into one end OF it, and
that placed next the captain, who, after
helping himself, passed it to the mate,
who never found any plums in any part
After this game had been played for
some time, tho mate prevailed on the
steward to place the plum end next to
the mate. The captain no sooner per-
ceived the alteration, than picking up
the dish and turning. it around, as if to
examine the china, he said,
This cost me two. shillings in Liver
pool"
He then put it down, as if without de-
sign, with the plum end next to himself.
''Is it possible?" said the mate, taking
up the dish. II shouldn't suppose it
was worth more than shilling.'
And, as if in perfect innocence, he put
1t down the contrary way.
The captain looked ut the mate, the
mate looked at the captain, and both
laughed.
''I'n tell you what, young 'un," said
the captain, you've found mo out; so
we'll just cut the pudding lengthwise this
time, and have the plnms fairly distri
buted hereafter"
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"
CoLoRsp AMERIoANs IN RUSSIA Tho
following dispatch from Csssius Ne. Clay,
our Minister to Russis, to Secretary
Seward, WILDE interesting to our read
ers, and instructive TO the white popula.
tion of the Southern States:
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES.
ST.. PETERsBURa. RUSSIA, Feb. 8, 1869.
SIR: Captain +. Morris Chester. late
of the United States Volunteer Army.
being in st. Petersburg. coming well
recommended by distinguished citizens
of the United States, and being also well
educated, and of good address, I called
upon the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
told him that would not apply in the
usunl way by note to have Captain Ches-
ter, q colored American citizen, presented
to his Imperial Majesty, as there was no
precedent, and I did not know how his
Imperial Majesty would be disposed to
act, but desired that he would approach
his Imperial Majesty in an in nformul way,
and ascertain his wishes in this regard.
The Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs,
MIR. DE Westmann, acQuiesced in the
proposal, and in n few days wrote me that
the Emperor had given orders to have
Captain Chester's name put upon the
list for the first presentation. To-day,
being the occasion of grand review of
the Imperial Guard, the Empel or sent
an invitation to Captain Chester to assist
i'll the review, which he did, riding
around with his Imperial Mnjesty's staff,
and taking lunch at the winter palace
with tho staff officers, and portion of
the Imperial family, who accompanied
the Emperor Mt the lunch
/ have made these facts known to Won.
as regard the affair of some Importance.
We haye'four millions Of colored citizens;
they are with us, and Of us, for good ns
evil. think it is the duty of all good
citizens to try and elevate the African
race in America, and inspire them with
all possible self-respect, and prepare them
for that ultimate influence which they
must sooner or later have upon the po-
litical and economical interests of the
United States. These are the views
which have influenced my action in this
case, which, not partisan in their char
ncter, [ should hope would be satisfacto-
ry to all patriotic Americans
Having, however, discharged my duty,
as 1 ever do, without regard to personal
considerations, I submit my action
frankly to the Judgment of the Depart
ment l..
lam, my dear sir,
Your obedient servant,
G. NJ. CLAY.
Hon. WIN. II. SEWARD.
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Washington NeNHs.

WASHINGTON, June 14.-Internal rove
nue. receipts to-day over S225,OOO.
The Tallahassee left for Fortress Mon
roe this morning, to convey the monitor
Saugus to Cuban waters
Gen. Harney has been rilieved from
duty against the Indians Ind ordered
home on the retired list.
Discriminating duties aainst French
vessels on merchandise imported directly
from aproducing country ire abolished
in reciprocity of like adjustment on
discrimination by France aesinst cargoes
imported by American vesshs
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Z "a lss,:.:;E a :TEg
Foreign Ne,yyis,..,

LONDON, June 14.-The Cabinet CON.
sidered the Alabama treaty as loosely
stated, Clarendon read communica-
ton from Motley that the Senate rejected
the treaty on account of the failure to
settle the question in dispute. Motley
intimates that the administration APP
proves q Of the action of the Senate.
Motley was instructed to negotiate q
treaty, which was Just to both parties
and which leaves no question open for n
future Misunderstanding. Motley is
willing to. receive and consider PROPOSE
tiops., - ,.sf .nsi-,
The Great Eastern. in her preliminary
movements to commence laying the
cable, acted admirably.
MADRID, Juno 14-A mem er of the
Cortes stygmatized the Mexicans as
towards. Prim, replying, said the people
are able to sustain themselves against
invaders. Prim called Juarez the great
Republican.
HAVANA, June 14.-The report of o
heavy engagement at Puerto Padre has
been confirmed The Spanards admit
that they had sixty killed, and estimate
the patriots loss in killed and wounded
at l, 200, including Gen. Normal killed.
: sASantiago despatch states that schooE-
er landed LOCO fillibusters sixty miles
East of Santingo, and that their gnide
betrayed them, when sixty were killed,
the balance captured and their leader
shot. The captives were taken to San
tiago for execution. The stores of the
expedition were captured, including
$2,000,0 900 in unsigned revolution cur
rency, several rifles, and three or four
pieces of artillery.
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of the late King of the French, who was
actually the child in question. He took
not the least notice of the discovery he
fact from the contemplation of his cards.
Having overcome this difficulty, his prac-
ticed acuteness made the rest easy to
him: 1t was publicly known that the
Duchess was near her confinement, and
no had heard the Duke was anxious to
have q son; he, therefore, confidently
guessed the object of his visit, and after
the manner OF his tribe, hazarded tho
prediction which he thought would en-
sure him the most liberal pay. He did
not expect the proposed alternative,
which obliged him to be on his guard,
andh had actually only just returned
from learning the news ut the palace, and
was scarcely in bed, when the Duke ar
rived, whose faith must have been con-
firmed by the fortune-teller's anticipa-
ton of his intelligence"
Baltimore Home Journal
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Domestic Neyva.

CINCINNATI, June IA drunken auc-
tioneer, from Covington, slot and NOR
tally wounded two women, in this city,
to-day. T.;
STAUNToN, VA, June IA Jesse Ed
wards, the negro who rapea and after
wards murdered Miss Snsal, q re-
spectacle young lady, was Aken from
the jail to-day, and hangedN Edwards
confessed his crime
=, :, oMMan5ns1oT, Ma1s1as1 June l4-Ar ed steam
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a CHINESE tUNERAL,-When carrying
the body to the grave, n solemn looking g
individual scatters little slips of paper
with aphorisms from Confucius written
on them; ut the lintels of the door-ways
are strips Of red paper, on which are
marked similar wise sayings. Upon the
grave is placed roast fowl, some rice,
and bottle of "Chinese wine" after
which the mourners depart, never look
ing behind them. There is, however,
another class of gentlemen who are con-
cealed near at hand. No sooner do thew
see the last pigtail of the retiring mourn
ers disappear from view than they make
grand rush for the edibles and drinka-
bles left for the benefit of Joss, and they
very soon make short work of them,
Joss, no doubt, getting the credit. After
lying some months in the grave. the
bones are dug up and carefully polished
with brushes, then tied up, and each
put in little bundles, which are nicely
labelled and stored away in a small tin
coffin Ill the particular hong or CONNER
cial house which is responsible for them.
When sufficient number of these in
teresting mementoes have accumulated,
a ship is chartered, and the coffins de-
spatched with their contents back to
Canton, for, according to Mongol theo-
logians, it will go hard with him in the
future world unless they do repose on
native soil.
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Light Light!! Lieht

GAFETY and Economy combined, by using
- the CRESCENT GAS GENERATOR and
CRESCENT OIL. This Oil is non-explosive
and gives brilliant light, without the use Of
lamp -chimneys, or the trouble Of cleaning
them. Kerosene Lamps altered to use the
Crescent Oil and Gas Generator, at o trifling
expense. For further information and q sup
ply OF Crescent Oil and Gas Generator, apply
to j 4 ~ r AGNEW
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WHERE TOYS ARE MApE-AL the
cheapest class of toys are of foreign
make. Penny toys come from Germany;
they have their birth in the black pine
forests of Thuringia. The Dryads and
Hama-dryads are not dead, but sleeping.
What ronrs of laughter spring from
those old gloomy pine woods! The great
toy capital is Sonneburg, where men,
women and children are employed upon
their production. The costs of TOYS at
the place of manufacture is infinitesimal-
~ small. The wood-the only material
of which they are mnde-is nothing,
twopence-halfpenny tree. The labor
Is scarcely more valuable. Toys, in these
old forests, are made OH the most
modern principle Of division of labor.
ANY toy we may take up has gone
through half dozen hands. BY this
means great rapidity is attained in their
manufacture, and the prime cost Mt
home Is less than third of q penny.
Ihe transit along mountain roads, and
by water carriage to Rotterdam, whence
they are conveyed by steam to England,
costs more than their actual manufac-
ture, but yet there Is profit left to the
vendor. These are the true smashing
toys; bnt the more expensive, highly
nnionSu "uu elaooraCe ones SILL come
from Germany or the adjacent countries.
Great numbers come from Grunhein-
scehr. i'll Saxony, but the town of Nu-
remburg maintains its old monopoly for
metal work, even in the matter of toys.
All the leaden soldiers in boxes are sold
here, whilst the tin railroads and loco
motives and steam vessels of every pri-
mitive character and form come from
Biberach, in Wurtemburg. The cui-
rasses and helmets and guns come from
Hesse Cassel, highly military little
kingdom; and from its big neighbor,
Prussia, we have the very pretty toy in
teriors, shops, drawing rooms, and other
interiors, fitted with model furniture and
goods. s.-Irarels abroad.
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RADICAL RAscALITY.-Referr to the
late judicial election in Memphis, the
Sun says:
"All sorts of rascalities were practiced
to defeat an honest, fair election, but
the crowded condition of our columns
prevents detailed exposure in this issue.
1t is enough to know that Commissioner
Williams appointed all the election Off
GERS in the interest of Smith; that he is
sued thousands of blank certificates of
registration in violation Of his oath of
office; that hundreds and thousands of
these fraudulent certificates were freely
hawked about the streets for O price;
that men living in Mississippi and Ar
kansas, and also in Brownsville, and Fay-
cite County, were brought into the city,
and voted in these certificates thus fraud
ulently issued; and, finally, that Com
missioner Williams, who refused to reg
lister white men that were entitled to GER
tificates, granted them wholesale to the
Smith faction, and now processes to have
done all that he did, not in the interest
of the people, whose servant he is, but
"for the best interest of the Republican
party" A man guilty of thus polluting
the ballot-box ought to be visited with
the seyerest penalties of the law, and it
is to be hoped that he will yet be made
to suffer it as others, no more guilty, are
now doing in the State prison."
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PAsHUNcE OF Jon. Everybody il in
the habit ov Dragging on Job; and Job
did have considerable pashunce, but did
he ever keep districk skule for 8 dol
lars month and board around or run q
kountree noospaper?
Did he ever reap lodged oats down hill
on n hot day, and have oil his gallus but
tons bust oph ut once?
Did he ever have the jumping tooth
ache and be made tend the babe while
his wife was over to Parkinses to tea
squall?
Did he ever get up in the mornin' au
fnl dri, and tuff it miles before break
fast to get drink, and find that the man
kept temperance house?
Did he ever undertake to milk kick
ing heifer, with o bushy tail, in fly time,
and in q lot?
Did he ever sot onto n litter of kittens
in the old rocking-chair, with his sum
mer pantaloons on?
II he could du all these things, and
praise the Lord at the same time, all L
have tn say il, "Bully for job"
Josh Billings.
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Post Office No. 2.

t ETTERS and Papers addressed to the fol-
;ld1oi, - loving VIM named persons, having, we sup
applying at the Office OF the undersigned:
r A. McCaslam, E. H. Heinitsh DR.. 3. W.
Taylor, Mrs. E. Chappell, R. McGrady, NJ. J.
Susie Dennis, j. X. Jillson, superintendent
s. g. r. II. Co., NJ. NJ. Crawford, Columbia, s.
o.. E. G. D. HOPE.
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STREET SCENE.-The other day, pass
ing along Military street, in front of the
courthouse, we saw q one armed ex- Con-
federate soldier standing by his wagon
and team of oxen. All at once the MAIN
ed rebel, with the fire of battle not en-
tirely gone from his eye, Strengthened
himself up, assumed the military stiffness
of old Gen. Ruggles when calling his
courier for pipe of tobacco, whirled his
long whip gradually in the air, and
shouted in the hoarse voice of COM
mand:
Attention, battalion!"
Promptly with the word, the six steers
rose from their recumbent attitude,
shook their dusky fanks, and took the
position Of the soldier
Again the clarion voice
'Forward-march!" And the trained
animals moved off, not with great deal
of time in keeping step, tbs true but un-
derstanding the command perfectly.
Then, not satisfied with q pace sat
will ofhis troops. the incorrigible "reb"
thundered out
''No enemy in front!'
And the veterans quickened up like
the Old Guard at Waterloo preparing for
the headlong charge. Home Journal.