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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-22
POTOMAC TRANSPORTATION
LINE.

EsEkf o1oAA0 L me-
FOK BALTIMORE kND LANDINGS ON
THE POTOMAC RIVER.
Steamer EXPRESS, Captain A. q. Nickle
having resumed her old route. will Leave Balt-
more, Pier no; 8, Light street wharf, on every
Alexandria, Washington and Landings on tho
Potomac river returning, will lca7o Washing
ton at G n. m, and Alexandria at n. M, on
every SATURDAY MORNING.
TO SHIPPKRS-Goods consigned through,
20 stations on the railroad. will be forwarded
without delay or arrival Of tho stesmer mt Al
cvsndrin. FOR further information apply 10
j. BRODERS ~ CO, Agents.
marl7-tf No II King ST., Alexis Va
>ers. MERCHANTS LINENEW YOEK
Tho limo consists Of tho following first class
outside steamers:
X. g. KNIGHT. ...............:. Capt j. W. Denty
JOHN GIBSON.".......Capt, W. H. Winter
VALLEY CITY ......"..:.::Cs w; johnson
will leave New York EVERY SATURDAY
for this port, and returning will leave AieXan-
drs EVERY FRIDAY. Mt II o'clock.
For freight passage apply 10
BOOE. WEDDEkBURN s. co,
Agents, No Prince sts,
Agents in Now York
PHILLIPS IL BROWN,
ap9-tf 81 south street, Pier No. 10.
FOR BALTIMORE " POTOMAC
LANDINGS.
Tho new steamer w. w. COLT, Capt John
Ii. Wilson, will leave Pier g. Light ST. wharf,
Baltimore EVERY FRIDAY, ut y. m, iot
ALEXANDRIA and WASHINGTON, stop
u; ug vt the following way points on the Poto
mac river: ., -
Core River, Lodge Landing Kinsa!o, Jones
Wbarl, Piney Point, HazePs Wharf, Stones
Wharf, Cobrum, Matthias Point, Smith
Point and Glymont; retnrIing le cay J. gth st
MORNING, at q O'clock. touching Mt King It
wharf, Alexandria
Freight OF all descriptions carried 1T low
rates. freight received at Alexandria on Mon
dsy. For further information apply to
W. 5. PENDLETOE IL CO,
I'D Light street Wharf, Baltimore
X WILSON. Alexandria.
BISCOE, LU rTRELL Co.,
NOR o1L,r Washington.
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gu NJ NJ Err JiOARDING.
NOR RI Mt AND SALE.

For rent my FARM "GRAFTON,' in Fau-
9uier CO., Va, containing 350 acres, l25 acres
being in timber; has an excellent HOUSE,
good watci ard all necessary out-buiIings.-
viii DO les sod to reliable person for a term
Rappahanr cock station, q. & A. r. K
/. also mtIer for sale my FARM, "SYD-
NEY," al Joining tho above, confirming $50
acres, rs which is in TIMBER. No improve
ments.
Possession given to either when required.
CHAPMAN NEALE.
Apply to- GREEN S WISE, q Mansion
House Build ng. ap 26-2awtJy1
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-22

BRANCH OFFICE:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUll,DlN NJ
PHILADELPHIA,
where tho general business of the Company !
transacted and to which all general correspond
cncc should be addressed.
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COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT
I'll,
iris VERSIC0L0R
OR "<&h.J
BLUE FLAG.

The most powerful, safe and reliable remedial
agent discovered for tho healing vi man. ING
wonderful properties the Iris Vcrsicoor hither-
H. unknown or undrveloped, have been brought
within the control oscitnce and it Is now taking ITS
.tand a. principal among the blessings Of medicine
AS AN Alternative,
# acts directly upon the blood, cleansing and pur-
l,ing the vital current Of all the humors and taintS
which disease or naarouS influences have planted
there and Graduating and neuiraizing the effects
ufmcrcury or other !"ison' which may have ocrh
taken into the system. For this reason II IS IN
ialhblc as L remedy for SCRoFULA, ERuPrIoSs or
TINE Skis, lNCIPIENT CoNSyNPTION, DkOPSY, &c,
and will cure the most yirulent and obstinate
Cl.c3 OF
RHEUMATISM AND GOVT.
It is au nniiiling preventive and cure Tor
NfrRALGIA, SICK HEApACHE and NERVOUS Ar
TrCnoNe, and in
DISEASES OF WOMEN
it has No. equal. 1t action upon the L'oe' and
atacys is prompt, salutary and elective, anu IL
this property winch renders itone OF lhe Safest
and most reliable
DlURETiC REMEDIES
known in the practice al medicine. liz excellent
and skilliul combination with other Ingredients
impaIts u 1t
TONIC QUALITIES
Of the highest ordor--not temporarily stimulating,
but permanently invigorang the digestive organs.
and rendering it most valuable curative agent in
cases If
Dyspepsia and General Debility.
By taking IRlSIN the blood--which per
mcatcs all the tissues and is the life and nutrition
thcrcot-is purified, rendering the whole system
perfectly healthy
RrMrNGER.-'rhs medicine is no oiishoot Of
quackerv. but the regular formula oil dis
tinguished practitioner now 4 resident OF Bait
more city, and high does it stand in the favor
and esteem of the intelligent and scientific that 1t
IA been adopted by lhysicdn in their practice:
and Is daily being prescribed and recommended
by the most eminent OF the profession throughout
the country The better it becomes known the
more highly is it praised and the more extensively
Il II used.
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CASH CAPITA L......................Sl. 0OO.O"V
PAID IN FULL.
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rx,uE RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
AND POTOMAC ROUTE.
THE Old FAVORlTE MALL KouTE VIA
AQUA CREEK.
TILE sUoRTEs,T AND BEST ROUTE TO
RICHMOND AND THE SOUTH:
80. Fast and comfortable STEAM ERS
EaSsi1nc leavo Washington city twice daily,
sunday p M excepted, from tho wharf loot 'l
Seventh street, a! 200 q. M, anu a., op p :"
inc mt Aqua Greek with the Richmond, Fredor-
icssburg and Potomac Railroad, with elegant
cars, supplied with elegant sleeping, chars on
al ia trains. Through tickets and baggage
checks TO all points South.
Roth boats stop at Alexandria gong snd re-
,u.a;na SAMUEL RUTH.
'u'"" s;upt. OF Transportation.
! a. GENTRY, Gcnoral Ticket Agent,
h "a If Richmond, Va.
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A NDRIA, LOUDuGN ~ hANl
a gllIRE RAJ lkOAn.


,uIMNEE NKKANUEMkNi B!.u y NTNN
APRIL |. 1850 .....
TWO TRAINS DAILY (ENCtrr 81 y
DAY. BETWEEN ALEA ANDElA
AND HAMlLTON.
,osyo Alexandris 1T a. and 3?. NJ
Iaa,e Hamilton a. ia. III. "nd u: a n III
Lsavc Ioesburg at o. n ~. s 10 p ~ ~ %
~ t,a,, from hamilton, connect with Kemp |.
a. Tally ill.,, Linz of Coaches dor furccliN'iir "n'rk
arsviIIe. BcrryviIlc and Win'h"ir', also "'in
Re.mnr's Line of Comedies, which i.'avn Lee
burg daily for Balls Mill. Allie An" Mil
burg. On and after June ~ stsges win 80"
daily to Capon Springs. :-.
hours for connexions with Washington AM
Baltimore, same day.
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U1IIE PUBLIC will please call and examine
those lino REFRIGERATORS and WA
TER COOLERS ut ENOCH GRIM S' as he
has lust received u lot, and offers thom lower
than can be bought in this city. lilo can refer
those in want Of such e. persons in the city,and
above all he warrants them t. keep and act
well. Don't forget his row store, No 40 King
street. ,,,,,,,
my II .ENo''ll thi VI f'o'
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Goods per Now York, i'hil.doiph'a or b''l,
morc sa.,smcrs, Kailrond or Expres-, to care Il
II Hmyenner, General Agent At Alexandria
w;u 90 forwarded over tho road free oil charge
for commission.
Communication tick"ts between Aiakand'Is
and Hamilton, and MI intermediate stations, ~
low rate. f i.,o
Round trip tickets good only for day OF issue
hotween Alexandria and Hamilton, and between
these and intermediate points, ut reduced rates.
'''7' NATHANIEL HAYS,
o,1r Genera. Supt.
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IOliN a. FIELD,

ls1n> Gave mo q call. oct G-t
GRlSIN The subscribers have Just received
L asuppy of iRlSIN, the great VEG ETA
Bile Alternative and TONIC for tho c. r
tain euro of Scrofua, and All cruptions Of IN,
skin, rheumatism, Gout, Neuralgia, Sicl
Headache NervousHoss. and Dyspcps =. m,
above article is prepared from tho I ,r,,u), q
the celebrated DIR. John wilkins, OF Baltimore
For sale, Wholesale and retail. by
COOK ~ GRE .GUTON
my IT, -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31

FRssEEDRS, WILLIAM PIT. Ii. D., q lawyer, sena-
tor, finnncier, and statesman; born In B0scawen,
N. H., IN Oct, 1901; educated at BOwdOln College;
grad In 1873; studied law with his father. Hon.
Eamuei Fessenden; admitted to the bar 1877; prac-
ticed law at Brdgewater, Nc, 1919; removed
70 Portland member OF the Maine Legislature,
1881; practiced law in Portland, 1929; again a
member Of the Legislature, 1897 lDenb0r Con
gress, 1919; declined reflection IN tho INgsla-
turc 1915; adhered tO bis profession, Ia which he
took the highest rank elected 10 Congress IN
1850, but refused 10 contest the seat which by
mistake was given 20 nis competitor; u. b. Sena-
tor from Maine, lS5lGi, and 1860 Secretary
Treasury, 1S6t6 member Peace Conference, 1861;
LID. BowdOin 1858 Harvard. 1864. Voted
against impeachment Of President johnson, May,
1853. .............-.......P Portland, Mer sept
FfTZPATRICK, BENJAMIN, LIZ D., q Southern
sta esman, Senator and Governor born Ia Greene
Co.. Ga, in June, 1892; emlgrated to Alabama In
1915; received good academic education; studied
law; admitted to!the bar in 1921; Solicitor Judicial
District OF Central Alabama lS2i-29 retired from
practice; Presidential ElectOr L540, Governor
Alabama 164I45; u. 8. Senator lS5261; for several
sessions President pro tenn Of the Senate took part
with the South IN the late War; q member Of the
National Union Convention In Philadelphia In 1896
ElmOre Co, Ala, Nov. Al 6
FOLSOM. GEoR0B, LID, lawyer, archeologist,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31

CLEVELAND. CILARLEs DEXTER, IL D., an eminent
teacher OF BELLS iClireS, scholar, and Rnthor born
So Salem, Mass., Dec, 1907. graduated at Dart
mouth College ia 1877 Professor Latin and
Greek Lang uages at Dickinson College. Carlisle,
Penn, 1909; Professor Of Latin language and
literature, University OF EewYoTk, 1924;
FOUNDER and Principal OF an Academy for Young
Ladies', Issl-E2i Consul " CardlD, Wales, i%2SR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31

'oNINGTOS, JOHN Professor OF Latin LANGUAGE anu enu
ton. Lincolnshire, in August 1875; educated ~
Rugby and Oxford, taking numerous p PITTS UI
scholarships at the latter; Fellow OF unl ,s
College oxford, lSI7 published lnusc,,, 'i teas
latlon OF the AgamemnOn" OF Hschyins, 1915;
and other translatiOns and critical editions OF
Greek aud Latin authors in 1852, 1888, 1892 1921,
1885, 1859, 1863, 1866; in 1854 at the age o. ~ ne
was elected to the Latin PrOfessorship O1totu, a.,
I'm IL nd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-31

JONES, ERNEST, an English Radical journalist,
RefOrmer, aud Chartist loader. born IN Berlin.
Prussia, Of an old Norman English family, In
1919; highly educated IN Germany, con- petng
his course ut st. Mlchaels College, LHreberg;
came TO England IA 1871, published pc m was
admitted 10 the bar, aud threw himself into the
Chartist movement, aud soon beoamn their
leader tn their suppression In 1853 ho wrote
and published numerous books and tracts Oh the
subject OF chartism, published and edited The
Peoples Paper, their organ for eight year, refused
TO be bought or bribed OF; was three times de-
fcated candidate for Parliament; arrested, tried.
and sentenced 20 two years imprisonment for a
reasonable speech in 1913 wrote poem, "The
Revolt OF IIludostaD," with his own blood, In
prisOn; this and other poems were published
after his release after the breaking up Of the
Chartst party. practiciDg lawyer and Liberal
leader, aud was sure OF an election 10 Parliament
at tho time Of bs death. London, jan
JUKEs. JOSEPH BEErE, +. u. g.. =. q. g., M II. I.
A. &c, an English geologist professor aud author,
born near Brmin CHAM, la October 1911; educated
at Northampton. Birmingham and st. Johns
College, Cambrl'go graduated ieSo geographi'
cal SURVEYS Of - Jay Newfoundland ls39-lO; nat .
urallst 20 HIM. - Fly. 1si7I6; Local Director OF
Geographical Survey Of United Kingdom. IN Ire.
land 1900; lecturer on geology 10 tho Museum
OF irish Industry, 1854 author OF 10 or IA geo.
graphical works, reports, manuals. &c.
Dublin. August :
KEIr, HHSRr. an enterprlsing and wealthy rail-
way manager, born In jefferson County. N. ", IN
1913; self educated; by economy, shire wdness, and
tact rose from the deepest poverty TO bo q
banker, stock broker, railway manager, and con
troer Of several Of the great trunk railroad Iinus,
banker at Watertown and elsewhere for several
years stock-broker 10 N. Y. City Treasurer
Michigan Southern R.R. 1879, PreA't. n Y
Central 1866; FROST. Chicago and N. W. RR
1882, aud also Cleveland and Toledo and con.
trolling the Northern Indiana and Southern
Michigan. Il City, July 8
KENDALL, AMOS, LID, n political leader, eliltor
Cabinet officer and author, born Ia Dunstable,
Mas, In Aug. 1852 educated at Eew.Ipswioh
and GrotOn, MaAs., and Dartmouth College, N
H., Class OF 1911; studied law admitted TO
bar In 1914; visited Washington tutor isii-is
L.. % gIvs Ia
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-01-07
Governor Bowie.

The Upper Marlborough Prince
Georgian, the Democratic organ in
Prince Georges county, has the follow
ing complimentary reference to Cover.
nor Bowie:
Ga Wednesday, 18th January, Gov
ernor Bowie will assume the Executive
chair Of Maryland. A life long Demo.
crat, practical and clear-headcd n a..
thoroughly imbued with the spirit of
internal Improvement, and the determi.
nation to bring into requisition all the
legitimate appliances Of talent, energy,
capital and influence, towards the build
iag up Of Maryland's best interests, Col.
onel Odcn Bowie, of Prince Georges
county, is the very man for the cri. is,
and will, We predict, discharge the com
plicatcd duties Of his high Office with
an ability which will stamp his name
high 90 the distinguished roll Of Mary.
lands Governors Among the people
OF this and the neighboring counties,
where the Governor is best known aud
Of these we speak more adyisedly, J the
fullest confidence in the clear, practical
sense and ability Of the Governor is
cordially entertained, aud the highest
hopes in the wisdom and success Of his
administration are held.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-01-07
Westminster MARKETS,
L1pressIy Tor the ADVOCATE BY Tho
L. Sellers 4 Co.
Wholesale PRICES.
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

TUESDAY, Jan. 9th, 1863.
Fiow.-Howard Street Super and Gu.
Extra 0 50aS7 IL, do Shipping Extra 8 so
ass 70 do High Grades 0oaSI0 90, do
Family 10 50a$ll so. Western Shipping
Extra 25aSS 80; do Choice Extra D 90
aS9 80; do Family 10 0OaSll 90. City
Mills Super 5oas s25; do Standard Elk.
ira IsaS9 o0i do Shipping Brands TX,
ira 10 50aSio 80. Baltimore High Grade
Extra 90 o0aSoO %. Rye Flour GOA
81 co.. Corn Meal 0 DcaS5 90.
Grain. We report sales, viz: 1900 bush.
els low grades Maryland Wheat at 75aS.
| SO, aud 400 bushels choice Virginia Val.
ley at So IS. 0fCorn the offerings were
1900 bushels white and 400 bushels yellow !;
aboat 1000 bushels white, mostly steam.
boat lots, were sold at 33aSS5 cts, and 400
bushels Western mixed yellow at SO cents.
Oats.-We note sales of $50 bushels at 60
cts; 400do. at CO cts, and 200 do. at 20
cents. Rye--3j00 bushels offered but not
sold-held firm.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET,
Jan. 9th, 1869.
Beef Catils. The offerings at the Scales
during the past week amounted 10 $50 head.
The prices ranged as follows Old Cows aud
Scalawags, at 50a$5 90; ordinary thin
Steers, 0xan and Cows s 00a$0 90; fair quail.
ity Beeyes lass 90; and the very best Beeves
at O0aS9 90 per 100 lbs the average price
being about So GO gross.
Sheep. Fair to good shcarsd Sheep at
DAG cents, per ID. gross.
Hogs, Prices ranged as follows; fair 10
good live Hogs 10 ooasI4 90 per 100 lbs
net. f
Wool. -Unwashed Mt Is 10 % cents; tub.
washed 80 TO 90 cents; No. |, pulled, 80 to
90 cents.
Leathr.-City Slaughter ss to ~ cents.
Rough Skirting Al 10 ~ cents; Spanish Sole
30 to 81 cents Country Slaughtered 80 TO
~ cents.
Hides. Association Steer at Isl to 145
ctsi Cow II to IL cents; Buenos Ayres II
to % cents, Gold
Hoy. Good to prime balcd Timothy at
21aS23 per ton,
FedfAers-Ar in better request. Strict.
" prime rule at 65a70 cents per ID; medium
1--we geese 7bas0 cents per ID; common
kinds iea55 cents per ID,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-01-07

Gus Holmes, mulatto, was executed
at Tarboro, N. c., Jan 1, for the muir.
der Of Matthew King in June. 1867.
There was a large crowd in attendance
and good deal Of excitement among the
negroes. When desired to .tand forth
for the purpose Of having the rope ad.
justed the condemned gave way and had
to be supported until the drop fell. The
knot slid to the back Of his neck, aud
the fall only being one half feet, the
neck was not broken. lie brcathcd
eight minutes aud life was extinct In
twelve. lie made full confession Of
the crime and number Of others which
he had been guilty of.
The neurological record Of the past
year comprises the names Of Charles
Kean, Sir David Brewster, Lord Bropg
ham, James RothschiIds, Berger, Sam.
uel Lover, Coquerel, the sculptor Marc.
chetti, Rossini and Dean M;lman, in
Europe; and in this country the fol-
lowing Bishop Hopkins, Leutzc, FL
lott, the Mount brothers, the sculptor
Ball Hughes, Seba Smith, Charles G..
Halpine, Professor Adler, Julia Deau
Hayne, James Buchanan aud Thaddeus
Stevens. Admiral Bell, of our navy,
died while on service abroad.
aBody snatching" Is causing an ex.
citement in the West. At Cleveland
cemeteries have been dcspoiled by the
connivancc Of the sections, aud at St.
Louis the bodies Of paupers ere sold by
the authorities, without license Of law.
This was found out when widow at
tempted to recover the body of her
husband, who had died unknown 10
that city. His grave could not be
found, nor those Of some ninety others.
A rhac quail has been found 10
Mexico, Andrain county, Mo. The
bird is pure white, with the excep-
tiop Of few brown spots. Il belonged
to family of nine quail, the other eight
being Of the natural color. DIR. j. W.
Suckio, an amateur naturalist, owns
the curiosity.
Portland, Msine. has q citizen who
has predicted second dcluse, and 10
get ready for il is spending all he is
worth in building Noah's ark"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-01-07
Northern Investment in tho South.

Il is stated that Senator Sprngue Of
Rhode Island, has purchased very
valuable island on the Georgia coast,
near tia mouth Of St. Mary's river, and
also near Ferpaadina, Florida II con
tains an area Of nine thousand acres,
and Is extremely fertile. II is encour.
aging, remarks the Richmond Dispatch,
to see Northern capitalists taking an
interest of this kind in the South.
The great wooden screw inonopolist
is well able to buy his thousand Of acres
Of cheap southern land, made all the
cheaper BY policy which so suddenly
broke up their labor system, and threw
their lands into market at merely nom
inal prices. Northern men, with keen
eye 10 their own interests, taking advan-
tagc of Southern necessities, are specu-
latiog in their lands, at prices ruinous
to their former owners. The rich sa-
vannas of the South win pay back the
Northern capital invested in them, in
some Instances, an hundred fold. Land
is selling all through the South at pri.
ces out Of all proportion to its value,
and far below the current prices in 9th.
er sections. In many instances it is
sold from its impoverished owners to
pay the taxes, and hungry land pixies
are not wanting, to seize it with the
utmost yoracity. Announcements like
the one which follows, frequently meet
the eye, and 50 to show that stern ne
eessity alone prompts these extraordi.
nary sacrifices in the Southern States
"Sixteen thousand acres Of mineral
land in Crawford county, Missouri,
were last week knocked off at 81 cents
per acre"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-01-07

REPORTED DRowSINa OF THrRrY
PEssoNs.--The Binghamton On. w
Republican,, says: q A distressing acct
dent is reported 10 have occurred at
jackson, Pa, on Thursday, 24th uIt.,
10 a sleighins party, while 90 their way
10 Eho, TO attend Christians entertain
ment. The report is to the eject that
the party--some thirty in number---was
riding 10 large sleigh, aud in order 10
shorten the distance the driver was d.
rected to 60 across lots. In doing SO,
in order 10 reach the road again, a pond
had 10 be crossed. Unfortunately, the
original ice had been cut, the place be-
ing at the time closed by thin sheet
Of leo. This was not observed, and the
team, upon being driven upon tho ice,
Immediately went through The repor.
wc have says that thirty persons we're
drowned, none Of the party bat the
driver escaping
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-01-07

The Harrisburg Pa) Patriot of Jan.
uary 2, says: Yesterday afternoon,
about three o'clock, Robert D. Neidig,
front brakeman on freight train run
ming between this city aud Marysyille,
fell from a ear aud caught ia the ma /.
chinery. The particulars Of the acei.
dent are horrible in the extreme. From
the blood discovered he is supposed to
have fallen from the train about half
mile beyond the Harrisburg stock yard.
lie was dragged along the track dis
lance Of over two miles, with his head
downward, before his sad fate was
known. When extricated from the ma.
chinery Of the car from which be was
precipitated he was unrecognizable.-
His skull was crushed, his eyes protrud
cd FROM their sockets, his face was badly
mangled, aud his right arm and leg
severely bruised. A portion of his
e.'cthing was found at Updegrore's lane
aud one Of his boots at Hiestcr's lane.
The coroner was notified and summoned
jury. a verdict was rendered OF
death by accidentally falling from a
freight train.
The Boston papers publish their
usual statement of the semi.annual div
idends payable on the various classes oil
stocks and securities is Sl3,460,273,
a considerable increase over the July
dividend. The amount of interest TO b.
paid 10 gold at the United States sub.
Treasury in Boston, in January, is abou,
81 100000 The State Of Massachu.
sets will pay the interest on its State
bonds in specie, and also the interest
on the Eastern Railroad loan; and the
interest on the Norwich aud Worcester
Railroad loan. The city Of Boston pays
interest in coin, except on the currency
loans. The railroad dividends shoa
little change from those last paid. The
manufacturing corporations have gener,
ally done profitable business, but sever.
al Of the changes have been toward
smaller profits
A negro girl has been astonishing
the people OF yieksbarg, Miss, by heI
performances on the piano. She il
eighteen years old, and as black as the
ace Of spades; does not know a single
note Of music, and cannot spell the sim.
piest word. She was house servant
and az such was permitted to play upon
the piano She can play any piece
however difficult it may Be, after hear,
ing it played, aud her accuracy and del,
icaey Of touch is really something very
remarkable. For the past two years
she has been employed as field hand
and has had no opportunity Of playing
or listening to others play
The Wilmington Del) O5mmereia,
Of last week says: eThe question
Should the whipping post be abol
isbedf' was debated BY the Young
Mems Christian Association OF 81.
Paul's NJ. II Church. WIN. I. AIrick
and Joseph l.. Topham (the latter from
Baltimore) took the Affirmative, add
Lewis Ii. Foulk and John Hare, Jr.,
the negative. II was thought that tho
best arguments had been mado 10 favor
Of the negative, and the question was
thus decided