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TahaccO KarkefS.

NOVEMBER 2a.-Harket during the past week
moderately active without any special change In
price The demand IS almost entirely for home
consumption. and but lf.tIe shipping otT"red.
There Is some increase IN the arrivals Of new
loose hut very few horslsnds rs yet cTc"rt "f
bright and yellow. In dark nc,r Tie market is &C
tivc-Common lnTs, s4.75@sc good S55oHns7;
short leaf, o.5on 1915 {: long leaf s9.5on7$l2.
No change In primings, and few on the market
We quote old tobacco as follows:
Lnos.-ehnping green or unrlpc, common to
medium. 586IS9: shipping. ripe. In good order.
eS.5o6Sl0: working. common to medium, 80
m&ll: working. good slo. 5omsl2 hrl"ht Smmkina
or working. common to medium, S12NSl, hrtpht
smoking or working, good 10 Ire, SlSetS5o,
NsI2 shiDrinr. short dark. In soft order. SEQ
SlO. shining. In good order long dark rich ard
Way Sle@sl9; shipping In s3f order; Long 1Tns
ping. Suisse: stc,nming. short and long. sl0@)
sl4 bright wrappers. medium 20 good s35@sSo
bright wrappers, fine to extra. ss,@Sno s smn
cured. medium. Sl1fHslH; sur-cured, fine, FIG
go; frosted Ss.so6slo.5o.
LYNCHBURG.
NOVEMBER 27.-Receirts the naat week werc
larger than for several nast consisting almost en-
tlrclv OF new loose tobacco of an inferior grade,
which when we'll cased and I'm dry order com
manGs fair prices but Of II Is and soft.
Occasionally some good Is offered, which sells
we'll. As SO little old Is now selling We give our
uuntations Of the new loosc:
PARTNERSHIPS
Lugs.--Infcror and common. sA.soMf5.5o good
and smooth dark sffI7.5O fine working and smn-
king, ss.l5Ms2O: extra yellow smoking. none sell
inc.
Lenf.-InrerIor and common. s5.soGt7.5o: good
and fine shining SS6GII: crtra. shining. mono
selling: common working filters. s7TTS rood
WORKING nllers. Ss.51NS10: fine working filters.
none selling: extra working fill"rs. none s"il!n@
common and fine wrappers, Sl2Io5; extra an! 'nt
wrappers, none selling.
PETTPSBTDG.
NOVEMBER 2T-P H-TuhIcro. --Rccctnt. NJ
old very Iah hut nov loose leaf aud lurc largely
Increased. and prices have declined. We quot,
prmings ut a2.ErGi 20 ncw lucs QOoscr s5.5Gll
Il. so /; new leaf uooscl, S7Mi $3.50.
CINCINNATI.
NOVEMBER oG.-Thc market IS less active, witt
moderate offerings and prices are weaker. We
however. make no uuot:ihl" change. The sale
were @; noGShcads ut 80. tO6Sl7.50.
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ATMOSPHERIC BRAKE-REMARKABLE En-
| PERlMgNTS on THE CHICAGO AND NORTH-
WESTERN RAILRoAD.-A large party, COM
| posed mainly OF prominent railway officials,
| took an excursion yesterday afternoon on the
! Galcna division Of the Chicago and North
western railroad for the purpose Of testing
| IN atmospheric brake invented by George
Westinghouse, Jr., OF Pittsburg. The
train, consisting Of a powerful locomotive
and six file passenger ears OF the pennsyi-
yania railroad, was brought here at the su@-
geSiiOn Of the Superintendent OF the North
western road expressly to exhibit the I'M
proYement to our railway men LOT whom {
large number were present.
The brake, which was subjected to the
most thorough tests, worked to the perfect
satisfaction Of all present, who declared that
its equal had not been seen. The heavy
| train WAS put under Roadway at the rate OF
thirty miles III hour, and stopped within Il
distance of eighty feet more than its length
in nineteen seconds after the brake was APP
piled. Another trial was even more sue
ccsSful, the train making nearly forty miles
in hour, and being stopped within the
length Of about seven cars, or some three
hundred and fifty feet, in eighteen seconds,
without jerking, the track, too, being rather
slippery.
This invention, which seems destined to
be OF lncaiculaDle dement, Ill preventing us
asters, and thus saving lie and property,
may be described rs follows:
"An air-pump attached TO the locomo-
tive, and operated by steam from the boiler,
fills Il reservoir directly under the toot-boar(l
with air compressed. This pump is SELF
acting. When the air-pressure i'll the reser-
voir is equal to the steam-pressure in the
boiler, the pump ceases to act. When any
OF the air Is used, so that the air-preSsure Is
decreased, it commences pumping again.
This reservoir communicates, by means OF
an iron pipe like Il gas-pipe. with an iron
cylinder under each car, in which is piston
working like q steanl-piston. This piston
moves lever, which operates the brakes i'll
the ordinary way. The iron pipes under
the cars are connected between the cars by
rubber hose with ingenious brass couplings.
When the brake is to be applied, the engi-
necr simply turns 4 cock, which opens the
way for the compressed air to operate on
the pistons, which apply the brakes instan-
taneously and simultaneously OH each truck
of every car"
The brake has been in Use for some
weeks on the Pennsylvania Central railroad
with such success that it will probably be
generally adopted. 1t costs about SlC0 Il
Car TO apply the apparatus.-C Chicago Post,
2Gth
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Financial and Commercial.
Grnin and Flour Markets.
Corn AND flour EXCHANGE,
RICHMOND. VA, November 90, 1860. )

Conn AND FLOUR EXCHANGE,
RICHMOND. VA, November %, 1869. !
OFFERINGS.
Tbent.-Whitc 1870 bushels. Ped. ., arg bushels
corn.-white ~ bushels. yellow, .: bushels.
MIxed. 80 bushels.
Odds.-4os bushels.
Rue.-20 bushels.
PLncL-fUs Psds.--4o bushels.
Ctorer Seeds bushels.
SALES.
TVbeni-EFbttn - bushels Mt =. ~: ne bushels ,t
81 as: snt bushels good ut 81. IS: SIC hrsfn. very
GOOD nj 81 473: Is bushels hadlv cleaner ~ ~
total / $50 bushels Ped. las bushels nrimc on nr-
vnte terms GOO bushels very good on rr'vaf"
forms IL bushels very GOOD " s1aes 30 bushels a.
"a husheIe Cnof ut IL 10: 80 bushels miy"d nj
81 o2i q bushels mt s1.25: 3s2 bushels IT sl.co-
total, l. 100 bushels.
Corn.-White 40 bushels new ~ 9Or.: ?'a bushels
very damn new nj -: 70 bushels damn new nt ESQ. ::
IA bushels weerII-enten (nl1l m 81. 05-tctnl. ass
bushels Yellow 40 bushels new Mt o0c. Mixed. CO
bushels prime io,dl nt el.o7.
O1ts-as hushei- vnrv rnnd NJ !G".
RInct-eUo Peoe.--.o bushels nj Sl.jo.
Clover Seeds bushels 1T ~. 50.
RE-EIHTRITED.
Thent.--Whitc. las bushels.
Observation-Disclosures of Wheat on Change to-
day a.s7s bushels white and I, o5S bushels red, OF
which 1913 bushels white were rn-cxhhitr6, and
$50 bushels white and l. 100 bushels red were sold,
leaving over L oo8 bushels white and l.l6S bushels
red. Market advanced &c TOT "nlte- '"Th III
fair demand and steady. Oats dull. Nothing doing
In Rye.
NORFOLK, VA.
NOVEMBER ?7.-S,1ns this dnv OF 900 h',-helS
mixad Corn NJ 0Gc.: rlf bushels whit" Corn Mt PIC"
no bushels Meal nj s1.07: COO bushels Peanuts -
% osfIS2 90 go halcs good ordinary tn low MD
ding Cotton ut 221fo3ic ts 900 two-fcct Shingles
simmons brandt ut $1,000.
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
NOVEMBER 27.-There were but few transar'ioEa
In Flour For Wheat there was GOOD demand
with sales OF ooe bushels red nj e'.1o. Sl1s -,
sl16 sll7 s1.o0. and sI.2.. BIT little Corn ch"r-
cd new mixed s5Ts7r.. and old sl.03Tsl.05
new, in the car. a.. IN - barrel Sales ~ Two at
aoc and Oats at 5275sc. Al the grain offered was
taken.
NOVEMBER cT-f'oru.-This grain has heen In
lIpht supnIv with very limici demand: white
MARYLAND sold Mt al. 90 70 huehel. WEIGHT. h'gs
included. The business Is mainly ~ rct1i Qua
rartcr and small lots 81 prime white are held at
about 81. IS u bushe weight bags included.
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POWDER MILL EXPLOSION II CALIFoREIA-
HEYEEAL KILLED AND WouNDED.-SGn Fran
r,.sco, November 27.-Thc Giant Powder
Mills, situated on the suburbs Of this city,
rNrioded last night. Two white men were
allied and one wounded; eight Cinnamon
We're also Injured. The building was blown
= pieces, and the glass 10 the ncighboring
houses was shattered. The shock CT the
explosion was felt at a great distance. DR..
= ,HSe'nens, chemist and superintendent OF
me works, was instantly killed, and his body
!c~Eilill? Gutilated. The cause of the dis
USER i unknown. A considerable quantity
VI tro-,glyccrine, the principal ingredient
building.
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South Carolina Legislature-Cuban

COLUMBIA, S. c., November pa bill
was introduced in the House to-day to pay
the principal and interest Of the State bonds
and stocks in coin.
a resolution offered by Elliott (colored),
favoring the recognition Of Cuba and plcdg-
ing the aid of the State to the General Gov
eminent in case of war with Spain, was
made the special order for Wednesday.
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Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.
New KENT COURTHOUSE. NA.,3
Nvn.-n..,l.n,. {

November q, 1869.
The fall term Of the circuit court ended
last "Wednesday. After the conclusion of
the docket, the Judge ordered Alexander
Gardiner, convicted of murder in the first
degree, to be brought into the courtroom
to receive the sentence Of the law. The
room was crowded. anda stiffness like death
pcrvadcd the throns when the. prisoner. a
Stalwart negro, was brought in from the
iail. Judge Freeman, before pronouncing
sentence asked him what he had to urge in
his behalf why he should not pay the penalty
of a violated law. He seemed unable to com
prchcnd his situation but said he had no.
thing to say except that he would prefer be-
ing sent to the pententiarv for life to being
hung, if it would suit as well. His humble
| hearing, and the fact that he had not broken
Jail in company with his associate, Kennedy,
4 short time before trial, excited the svmpa-
| thies of many present, and General Henry
| 4. Wise rose and expressed Il desire to aid
| him in some way. remarking that, as south
crn man, he wished it known that he had
| only the l1indest and most forbeaing feel
| ingS tor the poor, ignorant race suddenly
! thrown upon their own resources amongst
| us, and asked if his Honor could not grant
| q new trial-that he would sign petition
| to Governor Walker praying for commu-
tation Of the sentence to Imprisonment for
life in the pcnitentlary; to which request
he readily consented.
| During the pronunciation Of the sentence
which followed the Judge was overcome by
his feelings, and was Obliged to pause =
| short time before concluding brief but
| solemn admonition to the unfortunate man.
He will he hung, if his punishment is not
| committed, on the 18th day of January. 1870.
We saw during the week some splendid
specimens Of deer killed in the immediate
vicinity OF the Courthouse some shot in
sight of the tavern, so plenty are they in
this ncighborhood. NERMINE.
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Posr-OFrIcE LIAsrLIrY.-lnited states
Commissioner Belts. in case before him il
New York on Saturday, decided that TIT
delivery of a letter to an authorized agent
or the person to whom it is addressed, ter e.,
inmates the connection ofthe post-.otfice viii
il: and the subsequent embezzlement b,
such agent is not an offence against .a taf
United States, but can only be taken coSnl
Zance of by the State courts.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
United States Supreme Court otto
rat Case.

-at Case.
WAsH1sGToN, November e9.-Supreme
Court. Case of J. W. Lane, authorized by
the Treasury to purchase cotton on the
Chowan river, n. c., during the war. His
cotton and vessel were seized by the Fed
eral navy. The vessel was restored. but the
cotton withheld from him. He obtained a
verdict for s31 200 for the cotton in the
Court of Claims, and from this verdict the
Government appeals. The Supreme Court
reversed the award of the Court Of Claims,
holding that it was not the intention of
the act of Congress to authorize such n
traffic as that engaged in between enemies,
and that it cannot be upheld.
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Domestic Murkets-IBY TELEGRAPH.

- -, % - 9, ~,
NEW YORK. November 29.A09n.-StocKs
strong. Money, eM7 per cent. Sterlnf7 ~. NJ
~ SNORT, i"'3 "II' ~ anu "c cs ~ IA ie ~
C:ite; o--vs, W., 10, ic'itosSer - ~ ~, ,"A
North Carolina G's-OId iOi new. 30.
Flour unchanged Wheat slightly favors buy
crs Corn L. better Pork dull :: old. 1872 50. Cot
ton favors buyers ut 25tG25tc. Trrpentne, tstM
4Gc: Rosin quiet; strained 9".l58s".H!. frclGAtS
dull , ,,o.
/ 500 bales ut CSC Flour inactive with prices un-
changed Wheat lr lower closing stcad!cr. Corn
steady mil ed western ST. 06SI IL. Pork heavy ;
new, T52.'o Lara hcaF! h.ttic .3I g. " -
seH scarce NJ 49,. , 'S9..'"L 90
p-.."eN -. rlc's.S "''t - p. 80 ut
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The Butler-Kimberly case, in Baltimore,
L.. ,,oa,, nontin,aS t;II

The Butler-kimberly case, in Baltimore,
has been continued till January.
Tt is now said that the Secretary of the
Treasury will recommend the exemption of
incomes of two thousand dollars or under
from taxation.
A collision occurred on Saturday between
two freight trains on the Western Pacific
railroad Mt Ellis's station. Two locomotives
and several cars were demolished.
Mir. Case has sued the New Orleans Times
for 100000 for libel in publishing, In Au-
gust last, an affidavit charging Case with
ambezglsment, and commenting thcrsen.
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France.

PARIS, November 29.-The Emperor to-
dar addressed the reunon of the members
Of the Senate and House, saying that be-
tween those who would changeall and those
that would grant nothing gorio us course
mirht be chosen.
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SUICIDE.-We learn that n gentleman
named Chapman. residing ut Nilhoro', in
Bath county, on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, committed suicide on Friday night
by opening the veins in his right arm with
Il lancet, from which he blcd to death. The
deceased is said to have been Il highly-rc-
spectacle citizen, man Of considerable
property, and his family and friends are
wholly ut a loss for any reason for the rash
deed of scli-dcstruction.-Ly actburg NeUs
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NOVEMBER 97.-The market onl" moderately
active: 500 head Of Cattle sold ut siFiST II 100 rs.
ernss So0 Sheep and lambs ut S2NIS6 each. Veal
Calves. S7FlS2 II 100 bs.. gross.
Fresh pork is quoted ut sllTslo - 100 bs. gross.
II Is in demand at these figures, but the supply Is
limited.
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Observation-Disclosures.

SAN FRANCISCO, November 29.-Paymas-
ter w. G. Marcy, United States army, IS a
defaulter for, il, is estimated, $40, 900.
Joe Coburn challenges Tom Allen for a
fight for purse of $4,000.
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DEMOVAL.--On and after December ],
sAyfSGE BANK viii occupy Its banking rooms,
&c. COG Broad stroet tup s,sirs, hstyesH Sixth and
teyesisis ,sar.,. CaAALEs ssIffsssIlhs.,s
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

DEcIsIoN.-In the case Of Galley r:. Hip
kins, IN Essex circuit court, decided Mt the
last term, 1t was held by Judge Chapman
that the plaintiff, though negro slave Mt
the time of the death Of Adelaide Janey,
(who bequeathcd him certain annuity.
charged on the real estate in the possession
of the defendant vet his civil status having
been changed by the Presidents proclama-
ton from slave to freeman, is entitled
to recover the annnity-that his manumis-
sion made him competent legatee and had
retroactive effect, emitting him to recover
not only such Of the annuities rs hadaccrued
since his freedom, but all that had accrued
since the testatriy's death, and while he
was under the disability of slavery. The
Judge did not regard this case as ruled by
the case OF "Baily apd ais. Is. Poindexter's
eN'or," IA Graf. 1872. though it was said in
that case BY Judge Daniel, in whose opinion
the majority of the court concurred, "that
a slore cannot take any thing under decree
OF will except has freedom. '-Esser Gazette.
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BDOHS AND STATIONERY.
nIARIEs AND ALMANACs for 1870

TITO TEACHERS AND SCHOLARS
i SCHOOL-B0 OKS AND STATIONERY,
wholesale and retail, ct JOHN Fl. WALSH'S, No.
4ls Broad street. just received. fresh supply OF
SCHOOL-BOOkS and SCHOOL and OFFICE
STATIONERY. which will be sold at very low
prices Great Inducements to TEACHERS. The
current literature Of the day kept on hand ardn
books received Us soon as published. Sc -
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,.sf 9r1 sd ri Stalk es Germssn 'Tsn'yye
'ss! Ealeea In Newark, y. ~ sgndBy,
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For the Dispatch.
Coed WciGFlfS.

Mr.. 5. w. Jennings, Of AppomattoX
slaughtered four hogs, fourteen months old
making ! ,0l7 pounds Of nice pork.
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COIN >aLrs.-rhc Secretary of the Trca-
'UIy las directed the Assistant Treasurer
- New York to continue the sales of gold
aud purchase Of bonds. without change,
NNuu.M The month VI pcrcmbcr.
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NOVEMBER "G.-Thc market IS less active, wilt
moderate offerings. and prices are weaker. We
however. make no Tuotah" change. The sale
were Q; hOGshcads NJ 80. .Oll 81. 30.
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DISCOMFORTS OF AMERICAN TRAV.
ELING.

From the n Y. Commercial Advertiser.
The courteous and obiiging railroad
or steamboat official is, in this country,
the exception, and a rare one at that.
There is no end to the petty annoyances
which travellers here experience at the
hands of those who are paid to look af-
ter them, to answer their interrogation
| les and to administer to their COM
forts and convenience. In Europe, ones
questions are invariably answered in q
courteous manner by the officials. Ev-
cry interfogatory a traveller may pro-
pound, is answered in an afiable man
ner by the public official. la Germany
and Russia particularly, the ticket agent
or conductor thanks him as he returns
him his change for ticket. All em-
pI0yed on the public thorOughfares
maintain respectful and affable bear
ing toward the traveller. Here, howey-
er, he will rarely receive a satisfactory
answer TO any question that he may ask.
| If one inquiries of the ticket agent the
price of fare TO such place, or any
| thing concerning the arrival of trains,
ten to one that he is not answered in
gruff, Rngentlemanly manner. A great
| many of those engaged on public thor
oughfares conduct themselves as if they
were paid to insult people. One must
be content to ask no questions, or to
run a perfect gauntlet of indignities.
Those who control our public thor
oughfares are mainly responsible for this.
It is because they do not put a stop to
it that their employees grow more inso-
lent and overbearing every day. If they
give those in their employ to under
stand that pOliteness ia essential to the
holding of their places, the latter would
| change their whole bearing toward the
public. Let them give their subordi-~
mates to understand that they have to
be civil, and they will cease to be so
thoroughly unciviI as they are at pres
ent.
The runner Is another American nui-
sance which needs to be abated. Lat,
terly, many of our railroad and steam
boat companies have, by means of rail-
ing and in some other ways, somewhat
curtailed the cab and hack drivers, ex-~
pressmcn, hotel agents, and others, who ?
| formerly nearly pestered the traveller
| to death. They are still, however, al
Lowed altogether too much license
| around our depots and landings.
Begging servants about our hotels
are another source of annoyance to-
| travellers. In our first class public
houses one has literally to fee his way
from ground floor to ceiling. A serV-
ant stands at every corner and door
way to extort a quarter for services per-
formed. Porter, table waiter, chamber
maid, and other attaches, one and all,
expect, if they do not demand, their
perquisites, aud they gauge their atten-
| tons to the guests by the extent of
these perquisites. We hope the time Is
near at hand when hotel keepers will
strictly prohibit their employees from
/ taking anything whatever from their
/ guests.
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WHERE YOUNG MEN SHOULD GO.

Charles S. Ladd, Laconia, ". H, asks
us, "what State would you advise IL
young man to go for farming Or bust
ness in general-one who is willing to
/ work hard, and expects to do so to sue
/ coed. and has always worked on
| farm 2"
This is a sample of many inquiries we
receive; others ask what are the chances
| for situations as hook-keepers, clerks,
ETC., in the Western cities.
We reply that there is no Western
State that we know of where such men
as Chas. 5. Ladd-'who is willing to
work hard and expects to do so to sue
ceed'-are not wanted, and where, if
they go with the will to work keeping
aloOf from all wickedness, avoiding
speculative schemes, and exercising the
sagacity which is the outgrowth of COM
mon sense, they may not succeed. Hun
dreds of young men of this class have
settled on the cheap lands of Illinois,
Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas and
Nebraska within the past ten years, and
have made for themselves good homes,
gained property and influence, and are
now reapiDg the reward which labor
and faith bring. And there is an album
dance of room in each one of the States
named for thousands of other Young
men who fooishly fear to strike out for
themselves, cDlenV because tney nave
not been taught self-reliance and to ex-
ercise their own judgment in their own
behalf by their parents.
Let such young men. who feel dwarf
ed and hampered here in the East, make
up their minds to have a good, square,
manly, hand-to-hand fight with the
world, and go West. Do not stop in
the cities or large towns. Don't take q
book or implement agency. Don't go
to speculate, thinking You are sharper
than the country clod-hOppers" of the
West. Leave your vanity and big-head
in the East. Go to learn, to take advan-
tage of what you learn, and to labor
honestly to win what you want and
work patiently until you do win. Have
clearly defined purpose before You
start. Don't go perambulating the
country seeking your fortune, and ex-
pecting it will drop into your hat like
apples from tree when you jar it. If
you are going for farm and have little
means, go to the Great West, out where
the lands are cheap, with an improving
neighborhood and a good class of citi-'
Gems to attract other birds of like feath-
er. Get your land. Don't act in haste.
Work among the pioneers until you
know how they do things and learn the
prospects. Find first what you can do
and then do it. Keep a stiff upper lip
deal upright, literally, believe and trust
in God, and do what your hands find
to do with all your might. You will
win.-Rural NeIC Yorker.