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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-09-03
COMMERCIAL.
Grain and FTour Markets.
CORN AID FLOUR FxCuAS6E,l
RICHMOND, VA. Septembcr2 2, 1862. !

OFFERINGS.
| Whent.-vhite, 5,979 bushels. Red, AOl4 bush
! Corn.-whlte. ses bushels. Mixed. 4s bushels.
! Oats.-l.se seq bushels.
| Rye.-2A bushels.
Th.nt-wh;te. Is bushels seed at $40: esq
bushels prime 1t Fl57s 2al9 bushels 7erv good at
sls5: 100 bushels good ut r1.f2i: 200 bushels very
fai- ut 81. 77s bushels fair Mt :55 SIS bushels
medium mt $3.50: 30 bushels nj Fl rs: bushels
very smutty nj sf.l5-total. 5000 bushels. Ped 76
bushels very good to prime nj 1885,: ?91 bushels
good at slso se2 bushels very fair NJ SLID; %M
12i bushels very inferior at sl.25tota, so BUSH
els.
sl.?o; /! bushels weev-eaten NJ $l.l5-tot9l. 32s
bushels Mixed. 80 bushels At 1870 6! bushels fair
at sl.l73-total. 100 bushels.
Odts.--li0 bushels very good ut sec. Lie BUSH
els very good To prime Mt 81 fototal l2S2 bushels
| Rye.-2Oi bushels very good ut Si.l5: 20 bushels
Inferior at sl.lo-total, %! bushels.
| RE-Exu1BrTED.
| V7eat.-White. SO bushels. Red. 27G bushels.
COr7.-Whitc. 40 bushels.
| OdtS.-iO2 bushels
Rye.-35 bushels.
| MISUNDERSTANDING OF Wheat on Change to-
| day 5eI8 bushels white and +,oli bushels red, OF
which SIC bushels white and Oh bushels rcd were re-
exhibited, and $500 bushels white and 3,i52 bushels
red sold. leaving over 773 bushels white and So?
bushels red.
| Market to-day showed m improvement In white,
ASA being unrcscryedly quoted for several lots Of
| Prifle-'' inquire "'l'H p',sip,! !" - -.
| stances may nave been Ei'ien nnHcr l. l. LOT
| some davs past Red wheat ruled ut the figures Of
| tho n-oce5irg day Corn rather inactive without
wy l,.,s-ar,. T., ,-,oo oo. ,t ,,,I,o =. ,c-
| any Improvement III Pil'' "', "'' '' "
tive to-day. hut prices firm Rye IN better demand
but rather lower than It vas n few days ago.
| Sote.-In the second paragraph of our rernarkS
| In Yesterday issue the following occurred ne
| oror,rrs Of Wheat on Change during the month
| =. w.. :. -, ,-h,.. r,a ,so , N
just past we're hite. 10 ''o p'smsiS ',' 49,
bushels. Total. 2'S 70> bushels The white " near
| shonld have been Tic, rs Instead Of 1862.
| u,s,,,r ,r>
| HALIihoEE, ND
| SEPTEMBER 1.-PcccI9tS Of Wheat continue fair
md with active demand for export, and homo
mi"g PFlSe5 !iproHSI o.. 2 DrnrJ From - "a -
s1so for ynod and Al 550Sl G5 for prime and
| choice: $40 bushels choice red a: :l.55 1000
bushels prime do ut sI.50HSl.J3; 1000 bushels
MaryIand and western Mt 81 a5Gf Fl ~ 500 BUSH
els Inferior 10 fair nj sl.2aFlFl.3s We quote fair
| to good western at Sl.33G$l.4J; prime to choice
| do nj a :sqIir.55
| C6rn-RcceIn.s to-day quite nominal: sales Of
100 bushels white at sl.lG0:1.l7 and go bushels
yellow nj ELL. .,,.,,,. ,u.,,o-. s,,,s
or 901 hrshnIs primc AT ca5; 6or loo bushels fair
Dr.. IT 5ar.
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CCHOOL REPORTS.-GO TO THE
- DISPATCH PRfNTING-HOusE IF fOI
WANT THE@ PRINTED NEATLY AND
CuEApLY,
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AUGUST 3l.-Thc market this morning was mo-
deratclv active, with very small transactions i'll
Flour, and quotations are unchanged. There was
n fair demand for Wheat, with offerings Of only
1000 bushels sales prime white At Si52 and "rdi
nary to prime red at $50, $l.35, $l.io e. and
sli1. Corn steady nj an advance Of l12c.. ana
sales ut 81. 1901 ~ 20 offerings very Hight. No sales
OF RYE reported. oats firm and prices booking up.
with sales Of /, Ue9 bushels III S. 81, and size.
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CEWING-MACHINES OF ALL KINDS
- REPAIRED. The SLOAT ELLIPTIC SEW
ING MACHINES BOUGHT and SOLD. We sell
the only PROPER NEEDLES for the SLOAT
the SINGLE-THREAD HAND MACHINE OF
the gold medal pattern which we think Is the best
Of such humbug machines. Price ~.
SLOAT IL ADDIEGTOS,
IVA 1915 Cary street. near Fourteenth.
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DB. GEORGE b. STEEL, DEN-GN3
~ TIsT, Office No. 1873 Main street , 1921 lI5
administers pure nitrous oxide gas afi,s' anu nd
FXTEhC'TS TEETH WITHOUT PAIN, ana
performs all other dental operations In skiifui
and satisfactory manner , -. ,-t.
thr summer months his patients from the country
HouId do well t. communicate with him by letter
POST otlirr box .0i Richmond, Va. au ll--d&w
DR. G. l.. kLOEBER, Hssss,s4S
| SURGEON DENTIST. o.Hrfp.
ARTIFICIAL TEETH mounted on any oeslrea
plate. , ,
OLD GOLD SETS bought Tor cash, OF cAchaheeu
for those on other base. -, s
TEETH G!lrd thoroughly and gently. new ana
cuiorrrd NITROUS OXIDE GAS hPPARAIuS
win enable me to have constant supply OF thiS
delightful anTsihctic. oo, ,,o,p
Dental rooms and residence, 40. 9oI btOmD
0u oV
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RICHMOND Va, sspttssmS, be r, |, y is Sss,
assSIged M dali tn M hays f fSS-
Ton, whose long experience In the comnissti sll
business especially as salesman OF tonacco, Jul ~
titles me In recommending him 10 the patronss ..
the late nrm rs one to whom they may entrnst .nen
Snsiness with confidence. I. II. DEASE, ar.
Having ossociatcd myself with Mr.. F. =.
cco6,MMfssIGSN 81 BBiusiSESs promise to beth The
friends of the late firms Of cane ara stten
tIon with any business tneT may c,n mmS e To
concern br Ne E Sn Late Sf b T sansrvc
wrTii,rT CApRISGTox, late Of Williams s.
Cnrrlm"tan. scl-Tu&Flm
UO-PARTNERSIIIP.-Thc undersigned
4 have formed n co-partrer.nip, under the style
md irn of cAMnERLAYNrEp SE J2 II sR t1r
1tE " and LIQUOR BUSINESS ut Nos. 1919 and
1915 Cary street. between Thirteenth anu fouf-
Fvcrv care and effort viii he taken to keep up
,uli and select line of GROCERIES In all rs Sarle
ties Offering the best inducements 10 pnrcnascr,s.
6r stock viii also Include full and CHOICES supply
If TTOTDRS, WINES, CORDIALs, &C.. when.
from The long experience Of one oi our hi III ns
trade. may be bought and used with entire cohH-
Both partners viii devote their constant ana i nm
divided attention TO the business 10 " nnnuant
solicit the favorable notice "f old irlenoS' "eqa"A
AEccS ana Tue po0''Ft r. a. w " CMAMBERLAYNE,
W. vi. JON Ee. -,
Richmond. August 18th. lsG9. sc I-lw
DISSOLUTION OF CO-PARTNER-e
IL SIIp.-Iu consequence Of the IeiIh "S
BRANCH & co, Richmond, Va, THOMAS
| RRANCH 4 SONS, Petersburg, va, M
| EESSCU SONS 6 Co. Augusta, Ca. are inns
| dav dissolved. The business or the above nr rW
will hc settled by thcir successors and tnG ~
| IEC; and COMMISSION BUSINESS VIII De con-
| tjnurd nj The same places by the surviving part
| ners, under the same name and style.
| '' THOMAS BRANCH,
! JOHN =. BRANCH,
! FRED. X. SCOTT,
| THOMAS j. BRANCH.
! Richmond, August l, 1859. au '--iih
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CINCINNATI- OHIO.

AUGUST 2l.-Thc receipts Of lear have been only
moderate, and with an active demand prices 81
Kentucky grades have al yanccd Ia =. 81 Ii. The re-
ports from the growing crop continue unilvorablc.
We quote chic sccG-caf iIlcrs 1t JltTr. medium
WRAPPER, s4ll2c fine ditto. l5alsc selections,
20Ia5c. New Kentucky Icai-trash h, = D.. 10 /.
Tugs. 0Ll?c. common 10 medium lear, Ia Sc.
goodto line Leaf. llGl lie. selections l94=5c. fir-
sinia lraf--colntnon to good Tugs, Ga S.c. medium
Leaf, 0l@c. fine leaf ia lfc. Selections bright,
2OI !vc. Manufactured - right pounds, 7Jc. q
SIPS tens and quarters, bright, CSC ditto. DARK
GCgI6@c. and bright nInc-inch, s5IJ0 u b.
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RANKS AND BANKERS.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. CHASE HAS REMOVED TO i
~ Fifth street. between Main aud Franklin, two
doors from Or. liogc's church. Fin
MEDICAL CARBIDE. GEORGE Ii.
vi BRIGHT. after having prnc'iccl medicine In
south Carolina for nine years has just returned
from Europe. aud respectfully olf.r5 his profess
siopal services ~ 4 pracitioner ct mcnriuc, sur
gerry, and obstetrics. to the citizens Of Richmond
and vicinity.
ONCE Oh Sixth street between Broad and Grace
Streets au 2t-Tu. ThE ~lm+
rEuOMAS L. GOODE,
Z ATTORNEY Al Law,
BUIDTON. NECkLESEUEG COUNTY, VA,
practices in lie
COURTS OF MECNLEEBCRG and adjoining
atRichnGnd. apo
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CAlRo, September 1.-The sue7 canal is
complete. The opening, with eight metres
Of water, is expected to occur December l1th.
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NEW YORK.

SEPTEMBER 1.-The Wheat market Is lT2c.
4l.50Msl.55 for No spring Fl. Goa 81 62t for win
ter red western, 81 SO for amber Tennessee, and
81 So for old winter red western. Corn unchanged
sales of 30. 500 bushels ut Sl0Sll5 for unsonnd new
mixed western, and $l.r6lSl.l3 for sound new
mixed western. Rye quiet. Barley duh and
nominal. Barley Malt nominal oats r.. better /;
sales Of IL bushels ut e2c. for old western, and
6ol.0Jc. for new southern and western.
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LOUISVILLE, W

AUGUST 2o.-No special CHANGE have occurred
I'm the tobacco market during the past week. sales
have been Eight, but prices are held firm Tor all
grades. Several heavy showers Of rain have fallen
in various sections OF the tobacco-s,rowiI" dis
tricts. which have done 4 vast amount Of good to
the plant. Sales for The week. aJ3 hogsheads; sales
for the year, 81 els fogs heads.
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News Withheld from the Pittsburg Rcpub.
ican.
NEW YORK.

Desperate Attempt to Murder-The saperin.
tendcut of tho State Inebrintc Asylum
stabbed by One Of the Inmates.
BINGHAMT0N, Nov. 20, 1859.
Dr. Albert Day, superintendent Of the New York
state Inebriate Asylum near this CITY, was suddenly
attacked last night by h. s. Blakev, an inmate OF
the institution. The doctor was walking through q
hall when Blakely approached from the side from
behind with q knife, which he had taken by force
from another inmate, and arriving ct the docior's
side struck him. but the blow was warded or by tho
Doctors arm, cutting his elbow at the joint severely
Bakey then struck again and reached the DOCTORS
shoul ler, innictng deep cash. Before he had time
to do more In the execution OF his purpose OF muir
der he was grasped and thrown upon tue door by
DR.. Day and held there until disarmed by one OF the
patients. Blakeiy, who was rebel soldier and
most unruly man, was discharged from the instltu.
ton recently desperate character, not likely to
be'beneated by the treatment, but was rcadmltted
without the DOCTORS consent. He made threats Of
murder against the superintendent before commit
ting the assault. The injuries Of Dr. Day, though
severe, are not at oil dangerous, and no VIII soon
assume his usual duties. Blakely Is In Jail.
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BROOKLYN ACADEMY Of musIC-THs FlORENCss.

The performance OF the 'Ticket Of Leave Man,
deferred from Wednesday, was successfully given
last evening at the Brooklyn Academy OF Music. Mr..
Florence as Bob Brierley, the Lancashire lad, adds
another character to tho repertoire which he opened
with, Obenreizer in "L'Ablmen and promises to
give the r5te as distinctive character as either the
last mentioned or that Of Rip Van Wrinkle, rs de-
lineated by Mr. JEFFERSON. Mrs. Florence was
afforded the opportunity several times to display her
charming vocal powers, as well as to exhibit her
abilities as o coincidence, IN the charac-
ter OF Emily 81. Evremond, the accompany.
ing part OF Green Jones being played by
Mr.. Davidge. Jr., to the immense delight OF
the audience Miss Ada Harland was an unexcep-
tionabie May Edwards and acted her share OF the
drama with perfect fidelity. The other characters
all sustained the general success OF the piece while
the scenic effects were good. The management OF
the academy announce Miss Baenan In "Mary
Warner, for next FRIDAY and Saturday nights.
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ILLINOIS,.

Serious Charge Against the Daughter Of nm
observation-disclosures ON the Lakes.-Two
Lives LOst--Meeting of Revenue Oalcers.
CniCAGO Nov. %, 1860.
Mrs. Margaret Perry and her daughter. OF Carroll
ton. ILL.,, have been held to ball. each in the sum Of
$4,000, on q charge OF infanticide. 1t is charged
that they murdered an illegtinIate child or Miss
Perry. The mother, Mrs. Perry is daughter Of the
late Governor Carin, OF this State.
All hopes for the safety Of the schooner J. b. Mar
tin are given up She was lost It is believed the
4th inst, while entering the Straits and had no time
TO get into Lake Huron before the gale struck her.
The vessel belonged to Milwaukee ana had ten per-
sons OF that place on board.
meeting Of collectors and assessors OF internal
revenue in Illinois was held IN Bloomington yester-
day, and resolution adopted favorng the fixing OF
the fermentfng for disteries throughout the coun-
try at forty-eight hours Resolutions were also
adopted recommending to Congress the following
amendments to the revenue laws:-First. that sue
cesson to real estate where such SUGGESTIONS do not
exceed S., 00O shall be exempt from the succession
tax when such real estate descends linea descen
dants or the predecessor. Second, that the law
Imposing o tax on incomes, which expires by lin
1tatton In 1870, should be re-enacted, with modll
cations: that 81 600 shall be exempt from such tax
Third that the special tax imposed upon retail
liquor dealers be Increased TO fifty dollars. feso-
luton was also adopted recommending modinca.
tion of the law In reference 10 more securely alx
ing stamps on packages containing fermented
liquors.
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LOUISIANA.

The Now Orleans Sugar Frnuds--The Firsf
Case ConcIuded-Jndgment for the Govorn-
mont.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. g. 1862
Mr.. Pinor shot and dangerously wounded August
Martinas at the residence OF the former last night
The shooting caused by family difficulties
The first Of the ten alleged Coutoure sugar fraud
cases, involving nearly 81 900 0o0 in gold dis
posed Of to-day In the United States Court before
Judge Durell. The amount In question IN this par
tcufar case 400 hogsheads and forty-sx tiercec
or Sugar, on which the government proved q de-
ncfency on the invoiced weight OF over 5000
pounds, implying fraud on the revenue OF So 800 In
GoYV, The jury returned a verdict for the govern
nens ,0ndemnng the whole OF the sugar.
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METECGYC.
slteresting Observations at Pc nsacosa.

NAsHINGTON, NOV. 20, l0bv.
Commander Sands, superintendent Of the Naval
Observatory, to-day transmitted to the Secretary OF
the Navy a copy OF the letter Of Commander Gibson
in relation to the meteorc shower OF November 10
and H. which be observed at the Pensacola Navy
Yard. The night was still and cloudless ana after
the moon was down the beauty and transparency OF
the starry sky, with its lurd belt OF equatorial
stellations eliminating in Orion, with Sirius and
the planet Jupiter, Capella and Campus confronting
each other IN opposite quarters 'rlval houses OF
the heavens and with clearly defined pyramid of
zodacal light shining wonderfully bright and reach
ing high toward the zenith, were something remark
able, independent OF the shooting stars These were
observed In extraordinary numbers from fifteen
minutes past one A. NJ. until late In the dawn,
swarmng most between the hours OF three and four.
1t Is difficult to give an average OF the number per
minute. IL varied from two or three to twenty or
thirty.
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THE WEEKLY HERALD.

The Cheapest and Best Newspaper In ths
Country.
The WEEKLY HERALD OF the present week, now
ready, contains the very latest European News by
the Cable up to the hour or publication; also Tee-
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America and other points. 1t also contains the Cur
rent News OF the Week; the Fashions Amusemenss;
Facetia Foreign Intelligence; Artistic, Sporting.
Religious and Literary Intelligence; Washington
News; Obituary Notices; Editorial Articles on the
prominent topics of the day; Our Agricultural Bud
get; Reviews OF the Cattle Horse, Dry Goods and
Boot and Shoe Markets; Financial and CONNER
ciai Intelligence, and accounts OF all the important
and Interesting events OF the week
TERMS Single subscription, 81; Three copies SIS;
Five copies IS; Ten copies, SIS; Single copies. five
cents each. A limited number OF advertisements
inserted In the WEEKLY HERALD.
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.

LONDON MONEY MARRET.-LOND0s, Nov 26--4:W
7. M.-Consols closed at 93I a 93N for both money
and the account. American securities closed quiee
and steady. United States fve-twenty bonds, 1854
eol; 1908, old. s2A: 1867 S455. Ten-forLies. 1914
STOCKS steady. Erie Railway shares 81; llnc<s Cen
uals, esh; Atlantic and Great Western, "a.
IAklS BoUKSE.-PARIS, Nov. 26.-Th6 B0urS0
CLOSED Hrm. Rentes Tif doe.
LVERPO0- COTToN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Nov.
.o.f:3U r. M.-The cotton market closed 1rmer.
miaolihg uplands H. "a. II4d.; middling Orleans,
i!su. I'd The sales or the day have footed up
li,eoo Daies The stock OF cotton at sea, bound To
TINS port, - estimated at 100000 bales. or which
loOOO are American The stock in hand Is estimated
at 3ss, 600 bales, OF which $4,000 American. The
receipts OF the week have been 49, 900 bales OF when
10000 are American.
HAYRE COTTON MARKET-HAvRB, Nov. 26--Eve-
nlng.-Cotton closed active the spot and firm
anoat; quoted at 1881 on the spot and I3lf aHoat =
STATE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Nov. 26.-The
market for yarns ana fabrics Is steady.
LIVERPOOL BRBADSTUFFS MARKET-LIvERPOOL
Nov 26-CorD 29s. per quarter for European Peas
Genital for No. red western, and So. 3d. for red
winter.
The receipts OF wheat at this port for three days
have been $4,000 quarters OF which 81 500 were from
the United Stntes.
LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET, -LIvERPooL, Nov.
20. Petroleum, Is. 9kd. per gallon for refined.
LONDON MABKET.-LONDoN, Nov. 26.-Ife1ned
petroleum, IL. 3D. per gallon Linseed oil, f23 los.
per ton.
PETROLEUM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Nov 26.-Petr0-
leum closed declining; standard white, 53H.
HAMBURG, Nov. 26.-Petroleum closed quiet at ID
marc banco5, So.
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MISSOURI.

The Terre Haute and ST. Louis Railroad
Tom Aliens Reply to McCOoie-AlIen Spoil
. ing for Fight.
ST. LOUIS, Nov g. 1869.
The ejectment suit In which John 8. oakley and
Haskell Co., bankers, OF this city, and Thomas NJ.
Walker, OF Pennsylvania, were plaintiffs, and the
Terre Haute, Alton and ST. LOUIS Railway Company
the defendants, to recover possession OF the coal
mines on the above road, In the Circuit Court at
Belleville, Ill., has resulted IN favor OF the plain
tffs. The amount involved Is about $500, 600.
Tom Allen replies to Mike McCoole's challenge,
saying he fought and whipped him twice and was
cheated out Of the money each time, and he don't
propose to fight for nothing any more; but he Will
fight McCoOle for $500 81 900 q side In ten days
within fifty miles OF Cincinnati, the winner to take
the stakes and excursion money. II this PROPOSE
tion is not accepted he will fight any man IN the
United States, for any amount Of money, within
nfty miles OF Cincinnati, or In Canada within fifty
miles OF Detroit, Mich.
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NAysl. INTELLIGENCE.
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 90, 1869.
The Navy Department to-day ordered the iron-clad
Mlantonomoh 10 report TO the Port Admiral at New
York.
The orders TO Commander Ransom to command
the Terror are modified he Will report on Deem.
Der the other Officers OF this vessel are Lieuten-
ant Commanders. Barker aud Nichols; Lieutenant,
Eliott Surgeon, ScoHeid; Assistant Surgeon Scott;
Ensgns Tremain, Derby and Twiger; Chief Engi-
heer, Kellogg, and First Assistant Roop.
Commander Blake has been ordered TO command
the Alaska. The other officers are:--Lieutenant
Commanders, Chester and Rowland Lieutenant,
SNOW; Euslgns, Brown, Chipp Torso and Wadhsms
Paymaster, Frank CLARK; surgeon, j. H. Clark; Assist
ant surgeon, tatta. and Second Assistant Engineer
Cooper. They are to report on December l.
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ALAB AMA.

A Disqualified Member Expelled the Lcgisla-
ture-Tbe State Fair-Cotton Shipments.
ALABAMA, Nov. 20, 1869.
The Legislature met this morning alter an ADJOURN
mont o: two days. The business in the Senate was
unimportant. In the House Mr.. Magee, demo-
cratic member from Mobile and but recently seated,
was expelled on the ground that during the war ne
MAD peen a county commissioner The credentials
OF Mr. Mckinstry, radical, who was defeated by
understood he will be admitted Mt an early day. Mr..
Mokinstry was in the Legislature before the var.
ana was PROBATE and City Judge; his disabilities
have not yet been removed.
the state lair Is decided success. Over 5000
persons were present yesterday and to-day. the
fay VIII close tomorrow.
Tho Alabama river 10 very full OF shipping. The
steamer Leo wnlch sails tonight carries over 1000
bAl0G Of cotton " -
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-
INDIANA.

FOrepnugh's Menagerie Building at Corners
vile Fired--The Animals Set Free-Exploits
of Lion-Exciting Scenes ut the Fair
Grounds.
CINCINNATI, Nov. &c, 1859.
On Wednesday night an incendiary set IRE to q
building in Connersville Ind, used as the winter
quarters Of the Forepaugh Menagerie. BY order or
the superintendent OF the menagerie all OF the anil
mails were let loose, which act in the end proved
needless as the fire was arrested before much OF the
building was burned. sfock or sheep quartered
on the Fair Grounds were set upon by lion and
several OF them killed. The lion mad an encoun-
ter with bull and, after encounter, killed
him. All Of the wild animals were eventually cap
tured and safely recaged. The damage by the Dire
Is $4,000.
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Brilliant Meteor Seen in England.

TO THE EDITOR or THE LONDON HERALD.
I beg To send you an account or most brilliant
meteor, which was seen by myself and gentleman
who was staying with me- on Saturday, November
b. u began about quarter past eleven O'Clock
p NJ and traversed The heavens In a
southwesterly direction, leaving behind 1t a.
long streak OF blue light which remained
visible for at least two minutes Such was lhe bril-
liancy that one might have seen to read a book OF
small type while the streak remained. Can any Of
your astronomical readers explain this arrange
phenomenonS Yours obediently, L..
DANE LODGE, HARRowoN-THE-HILL, Nov. 15
SIR-on returning to town have just glanced
over my die OF papers, and observing several letters
n your journal referring TO q brilliant meteor seen
the night OF the 9th inst, beg 10 add my testi
mony. saw the meteor about seven o. clock, nearly
southwest from West Anstruther, Fifeshire, where
was going to inspect some interesting antiquities,
very lately discovered at st. Abrams Cave near
Grail. The meteor was large OF blue color, travel
ling from the northeast TO southwest, and lett long
line OF light behind It, It's elevation little more than
twenty degrees. Your obedient servant,
JOHN - PHENE.
No. s. CARLTON TERRACE, oakley street. S. W.,
Nov. Is.