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NOTICE TO SHIPPERS. e.
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL.

ToLLEGE INFIRMARY,
- MARSHALL. BEL. .uW TW ELFTI STREET,
RICHMOND Va.
for the treatment Of al classes OF medical and sur
gical eases except smallpox udlusanity.
III addition 10 trc LARGE WARDS the lni.rm-
ary contains II number of PRIVATE ROOMS
possessing all the comforts and privacy of a pri-
vatc residence, with experienced nurses and at-
trldant5 always 1T hand. pntientS have the privl-
l,gs Of selecting their medical adviser h"r from
the star of the ln.rmary or any respectable rrac-
ttiouer IN the city.
CHARGES,
inclu,uns Hoact, M"uirul Attendance and
iicdicuc
TObHi- flp ~ ptF "cth.
!. small additional fee - charged for surgical
rpGrUtinn$.
i limited number Of cases from the city of Rich
moRd received rn CHARITY.
For furlnatloH or admission, "rply at the IN
Urinary 10 ISAIAH II. WHITE, VI. D..
no o0-2m Medical superintendent.
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TIE BEAuTIrCL CIRCASSGiS LADY Is one or
tie greatest curiositics ever hr"uch: /" Richmond.
She Is well educated. ana Will converse with any
la!y or gentleman on almost any srbiect. D"n"t
fail To call on Main street corner of Locust alley
and sec the curiosi.iss. Doors open from
A. MineI VI. Admission. % cents.
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Loss oF \ NICnI0AD ',Hc0EER.-Intclli-
mcnce has been received Of disaster 10 the
schooner Statesman, Captain Newton, which
sailed hence for Alexandria short tinc
ago, aud there loaded and cleared for Dos
ION. She went ashore about 10 i. n, q
instant. on Rockaway beach, L. I. She
had on toard full cargo Of coal and mcr-
;handisc. The crew tool; 10 the rigging.
and aLout 3 \. NJ. Of the Sd instant the
main,nast went overheard, carrying away
the crew, AL OF whom were in tic main
rigging. The captain (Newton) vas in the
fore rigging. Five men were carried over
board, one OF whom wag lost. Subsequently,
the wrcckcrs undertook to 70 to their assist
ance, and they lost one man overheard :roln
their boat, the sea being very heavy at the
time. Captain Newton states that he was
about twenty-five feet il the rigging, and
that tho sea was breaking about ten feet
OYER him. The wrcckcrs finally succeeded
in saving the five survivors. Til" vessel and
CARGO are total loss, there being 10 in9u-
rance on cithcr
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FOB LIVERPOOL ASD 1eHas

fOR LIVERPOOL And eEe&
QUEENSTOWN 2Gk8N
INMAN LINE OF NAT. SpEA NERS, SAILING
FROM NEW YORK EVERY SATURDAY,
AND ALTERNATE TUESDAYS.
RATES OF PASSAGEET TIE SATURDAY STEAMER:
Fret Cabin. Plydbs in Gotd.
Liverpoo! or Queen town. %
SteeT0He Pasab!s In currency.
Liverpool or 4 queenstown. 20 "
PASSAGE DY TUESDAY STEAMER VIA HALIFAX:
/ iyarrOoJ or Queenstown fgoldl 80 90
RI, liza, fpoIdj 50 %
St ,,ol,n,s Y, F.. by branch steamer t,od.. 20 90
&eera1e, Payable IL Currency.
Liverpool or QGe,netoTu. 10 w
JIajItsy -. III. ..........,.....,,... Is 90
s.. Johns, y. F., by branch stcrmcr........ 30 %
Tickets Sold ~ and from England, Ireland, Snd
the Continent, At moderate rates.
For further n attenuation apply at The Company's
offices. JOHN q. DALE, Agent,
Is BruIiway. New YORK; or 70
WILLIAM q nIfNu III & Co. AKCntd.
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NATIONAL LINE.

Steamers weekly TO LIVERPOOL, s<RTfS
calling It or. E>STcwE, lcavinGEslsslaesssza.
pier II North river cyery Satursiay
FRANCE 0tfE.N, IELEFTIA,
DESNARK, ERIS, PENNSYLVANIA.
ENCIASN, VIRGINIA, LOUISIANA.
CABIN d aSacge, 800 and .75, currency.
S.cCrage p..esagt, $50, currency
St.:ragc tickets from Liverpool or Queenstown,
p37, IN currency.
f,ccragr passage from Aatwcrp, Hamburg Rot
t.rdaln and Itayre. Sj5, IN currency,
For further particulars. apply II tho offices OF
the company, 80 broadway, +. w. J. HURST,
Manager. or 10
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VI. ELLYsoS & co. will insert advertisements II
the principal newspapers In Virginia. North Caro-
lima. Tennessee. and the northern cities, az pub
lishcrs' rates, for cash. apply at this office
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Al! the monthly magazines, all tie literary an
illustrated p pcrs, and all III" New YORK. BAIT
more, Washington, and Richmond dallie". III
ELLYsoS & TATLoR's news depot next 10 tiIe
DfSDutct building.
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FOR NEW YORK.

FOR NEW YORK. ISrm>
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP &IlAS&
COMPANY.
The splendid new stfe-wheel steam shipe ISAAC
NELL. sARAToGA, EIAGARA, Abe.
EARLE. and lfATTFRAS. leave New York for
Norfolk: City Point, and Richmond every TUES
DAY, THURSDAY, snd SATURDAY, at Z
,'rlock 2. S Leave Richmond every TUESDAY,
eRIDkY. ani SUNDAY, n high tide.
These ships arc entirely new. They have elegant
saloons and stater1oDis. The fare. acconmodA.
tious, and attention. arc unsurpassed.
Close connections made with steamers for oil
southern and European ports.
Insurance effected, "hen ordered. AT A QUAR-
TER OF ONE PER CENT. at the oiieeS OF this
COMPANY.
N. L. NcCREADY, President lG Greenwich
street, New York.
WILLIAM G.. DUEHAM & CO., Agents,
scorncr Main sud rles seuth Streets
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FIRES.-!n this bleak winter weather good,
ouick fires arc nccd,ul for cooking. comfort. and
health. C." row, then, t. Mr.. l. u. WATKINS, Ill
Main street; and bay cCkc, coal, and wood. of the
hrct at rricnS Icl.,: IpW.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR ls7O.-NOw Is the time TO
subscribe to Inc monthly magazines and weekly
pcrIodIrals for 1870 at ELLYSOS & TAYLCi:'&,
upyt Ia U:s1jJfrh Office,
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A BIGGER Hoe. .-Hechler & Brother will
have on their stall, at the First Market, this
morning, o slaughtered hog weighing 6so
pounds.
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Rltjlmoul 0ispatrh.
s, 1870.

TIE CIRCULATION Of THE "DISPATCH'
Il LARGaE THAN TNE COMBINED CIRgU-
: ALTON OF AL THE tTBER pAIlY NETo
+ Acre IF THIS CITY.
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,sOKsEs AND MULES FOR SALE.

HFULES AND II ORSES FOR
WI SALE.-Iust arrived L FORT fssEzYS
MULES. all young, sound, and well tN
broke; from fifteen 10 seventeen hands -h--ssIs
high; tine finest lot we have seen Tor sale or some
TEAMS. Apply ut +. BOssIEUX'S stables on
Franklin between Eighteenth and Sir.'e ecnth
st-rrfg de lalm
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I lSr OF ADVERTISED LETTERS
4 4 EM,ilNlNG IN THE RICHMOND POST
OFFICE JA&EART s. 1870.
rcrS"rs calling Cor letters In this Is; VIII please
CO. Irui
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EoR NORFOLB,. PoRTSSJn.
LANDtIGS ON TIE JAMES RIrEE.-Ihe Yasa
and elegant UNITED STATES = NAIL 1. steamer
JoHs y sYLy EST x,
leaves her wharf nj Roriietts for the aboye-naned
places on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and FRI.
DAYS, Mt 81 O'Clock A. H.. and returns on Tues
days Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Passengers arrive in Norfolk IN time to con.
nect With steamers for Baltimore and points
North.
Trains leave City Point for Petersburg on arr.
val Of steamer.
Fare to Norfolk, 81. so.
FREIGHT
received Tuesisys, Thursdays, and Saturdays,
from = VI. To 81 L. G., Cor Norfolk, Portsmouth,
Boston, Baltimore, and principal landings or
Chesapeake lay. and all regular LANDINGS on james
river, at reasonable rates.
No WHARFAGE CHARGED,
treghls for way-.and'nsB must he prepaid.
Apply to l.. Il. TATUN, Agent.
se?l DiHre steamers wharf
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DICH PLATED TEA SETs-OF NEW
IL and rich deriSpsa-just received and for.:!c as
tte lowest prisee GEORGE e. fhRi.
jss cppcsite os:-SG G..,
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TARMyiLLE FEMALE COLLEGE.

u r,,x-,,.v> ~
October IL IsBe. The Principal who has had an
extensive eS periencc IN The conduct OF FlkSl-
CLASS FEMALE SCHOOL, wufTpsre no cu9s,s,
70 promote he intellectual moral anu pp1slS"'
development; OF her pupils. ,,,
The eA peiscs oi this school are regulated TO SUIT
the exigcncics Of the times ,o,,bs =.
four weeks each. ending June 20. ls7e: s,sa
Board inclldilg Lights, washlns aaa tuoi..''SAsn
Tuition In academic 1sSartment.... 81
Tus!ivn !a prilng.y departaicI: ............., ~
Lst!a, French, aud Spanish, raeh .;.,.'''..."
Music ou The piano, faclaaia2 Scca!..,."...-.
on painting on canvas. .............'.......''.'
nrawtng -.s.s.s'' -
Psyynents one-half IN advance
FnoiIs furnish their own towels and tanle -
KiSs. ,.,,,n. :, n, l,.,
on Hpp' s. =. F.EOTfINGHAm, Farnyfi.s. Va
REVERENCE Tile Trusssss Of tas cotAsSe
oc ie-Sm -----.------,,.-
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NOTICE TO SHlPPERS.-Eze.-zrn17t,
- Th" bosts =; the JAMES RI-.:ss.ss.yy :ss.s-..yy..-ys
YER AND !.ANAWHA CANAL COMPANY
viii leave the dock - Gs.al promptly It u NJ. on
Freight and tolls on goods for Lynchburg anc
beyond collected on delivery. or prepaid ut tie
option o! the shipper. Every facility possible viii
he afforded conSipnecs, but no obligation Is as
sumed TO deliver down freight elsewhere than ut
my office on the Dock without special agreement.
Way freight W Ill not be delivered TIL charges &re
paid.
Roats locked and lrsured.
DO rb% ARD DILLON. Agent.
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inclu,liny Boast, Medical Attendance, and
EsdsfDENssE.

PLA%rEHs EATro%AL BANK
RICHMOND, VA. Bcc.Inhcr %, 1869. {
A L \ MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
a DIRECTORS. held this day. Il DIFlDESD
vi EIGHT PER CENT. ret was declared - the
Stockholders. payable and sitter the sth OF
January, 1870.
de aI--td j. ". GOUDIS, Cashier.
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HOl FOR THE e,~
IL ORANGE GROVES 'GahTAs4S

= FOR PALATka, FLA. VIA SAVANNAH,
rinLE, and all LANDINGS on The ST. JOINS
KY M EsR;,-SIEMi,WEEkLY LINE: The elegant
~ ala nrSI-GESs stenmer D1CTaTOR, Captain W
'hc above places every TUESDAY EVENING a;
o'clock.
The elegant and hrst-class steamer CITv
POINT. Captain GEORGE c. MCMILLAN, will
leave Charleston every FRIDAY EVENING at i
O'Clock for the above places.
extra charge for meals and atatcrooms.
For freight or passage apply to
j. ID. AIKEN & CO.. Agents,
South Atlantlc Wharf, Charleston, 5. c.
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TO TAE.yAYERS

TO TAx-pAYERS.
ATOTICE TO TAy-PAYERs.-The time
~ for collecting the city taxes Ter the near d:ns
incInsire and the usual discount of ten per cent.
vii he allowed upon nil taxes paid ON or before
that time provides, ons,l me tnc Daonre Ds lS sane s
Nv order OF the City Council.
D' Z. 2. WORD, City Collector.
January ], 1870. Nl--ioe
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e,oUyyEssEOS MERCHANTS.

r II, HARRIS latc cf Jeter 4 Harris)
~ will continue the COMMISSION kLSlSES-
and solicits cousignments uf CE from tle
friends of the I'D firm AMI lhc public generally.
ith an experience OF nearly twenty years IN this
business he hopes 10 give satisfaction To HIS pa
irons.
i
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MIEIaTURE ALMANAC. JASCAET 9, l'7o.
Sun rises 7.l3 Moon scts..........I.37
-,in ns!;s... Ali High tide. p.2o
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G.. e Z. BNRItN MIN,
timers. steam aut gas-tittcrs aud pluinbcts,
ia NV gUI Main street.
- IN ISIDE TRIUMPHAAT.-Th
- nnlv prcr,uin given hy HE Virginia state Aeri-
.uIt,,-- -aricry tur stoves va, awarded the ~ y
'.I>il,E STOVE. For sale only by aiOLNTCAS-
TIE 5.J Er.Id street.
This stove tca's one or more rooms. and is un-
sa..ptssed for economy, cleanliness, and heating
nu....r M Ig--iisity
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ENVELOPES AND p Ap j R:.Fuls
~ AL ISeS ~ sdSe!Diss d M DssysiA sss,sss
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W c.y,yo. J.. j. ". GIBSON.
UNBER.-SA MILL, MAfVS
4 ISLA sD.-%e keep constantly on hann lor
stock Of SEAs'ts 20 LuNBER for building pns-
poses, CASING BOARDS. LATBs, PaLlAGs,
xr &c. our facilities FOR obtaining legs, and
ur capacity for saving, enable VI 10 MI all orders
promutly and at M low prices as any other par
iiir. MAYO 2 GIBSON.
40 % sn pust-otnce box 40.
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STOVES AND g'1Sv.agsE.


TIRE-PLACE STONE.-We are putting
L NJ SEXTUN'> CT LIBERATED IMPROVED
fIHE-PLACE HEATER, Known tn be The best in
nri., at the price common article would cost.
Cali ant sec them. We warrant every stove to
t;!ye perfect satisfaction. We also keep full
supply II "
COOKING RANGES.
HEATING and COOKING STOVES,
iirT-AlR FURNACES,
CRATES,
FEHDERS, &C. -
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y lLLIIM c. DUNMAM L CO., Agents.
STEAM TO GLASGOW AND r
LONDON DERRY. fS..

LOSDJN DEIsR3. zrakSsrx.
THE ANCHOR LINE.
Favorite Clvdc-uuilt passenger steamers are ln-
tended to sail EVERY SATURDAY from picr
No. %. North river. 1T l2 o'clock VI.
BATES or PASSAGE PAYABLE IN CURRENCY:
Cabins to Liverpool, Glasgow, or Derry, $50 and
$75
Stccra@p to .,las-t. "r Derry, go Intermediate,
S3s.
I'rcpaiI cert ncatcs from these ports, s37
Passengers hooked t. aud from Hamburg HaSre,
Rotterdam, Artwcrr &C., nj Tcry los rates.
Drafts Issued payable at aGy bank In Great Brl.
tali.
For further iaro.matIon apply at the company'c
Offices. No. Jowiiny Green, New York, to HEN.
prRsoN BROTHERS, orto
WILLIAM c. DUNIIAM & co, Agents.
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DOWHATAN STEaMBOATGiLIaI
4 CDNPANY.-St steamers STATE acesS&za
Of MARYLAND md rETERSBURG:- :-CheuE,
reliable ana safe route to Baltimore. Savannah,
Boston ana the West. Tri-weeky line 10 Balti.
more, making close connections with steamers 10
rhilaic.piia. No transhipment Of goods o.
moe every TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and sA-
TERuAE. Leave Richmond every TUESDAY,
THURSDAY. and SATURDAY.
TO "'rlnck I. n. These steamers have excellent
saloon, uteroDin, and passenger racconlmoddtlons.
Fare +. meals AMI sta+rGom extra. for irelxEt
- uARVEYS WILLIAMS, Agents,
sulo Commercial Block.
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ATLANTIC FOREIGN EXPRESS COMPANY,
MACKENZIE, JENNY & FLhMaNT,
81 Bls ADWhY. NEW YORK.
Through bills oil Iadiug given from Richmond 70
Ill European ports for tobacco, Cotton grain, ana
other freight.
Particular attention given to small packages.
Cable te!egram5 forwarded ri low rates.
Close connection made for the PaclEc coast
Sandwich Islands, China, ana Japan.
Frelgts forwarded to NIL parts OF the United
States ani Canadd. Apply To
WILLIAM G. DuHHAh 4 CO., Agents,
au.5 corner Main aud Eleventh Streets
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sHIPPINS.

EoR NEW YoRK.--The ele- ,csGrs
RA TtRh. Rah. slne-wheel +tesmsbip SA-ssSsnsiseas
a 'Ws?cSItts on SUNDAY, january 0. ut 10 O'Clock
tiiI sa,urm're rare s2 Storage SO. Freight received
Ing Insmrnss ss night For freight or passage, has-
patsrSGd accommodations, apply to
jas-1t WILLIAM {. DUNHAN & CO,
corner FIernufh md - -, .tr...,,
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w Jalncsoi T.. +. SylvcStc". Criah Ifmmons,
:. t. Henry. 4. l.. Van LEW, Postmaster.
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Indian Cunning.

The. Indians of the Western plains
are gradually thinning out before the
swarmiug emigrants. They are prob
ably doomed TO extinction, but they
are often shrewd in avoiding dangers,
aud gaining advantages over the
whites. The following is good in
stance Of their cunning:-
We hear great deal about Yankee
tricks-but private letter from sol.
dier out on the plains, shows that the
red-skios have some shrewdness
Says the writer:
a part of our troop had been on
trail of n small band Of Sioux, and
they had lodged Us, and beat US, un'
iii We determined to have them, lei
como what might.
"One day We came upon them,
and it appeared SO suddenly, too, that
there was no chance for them TO es-
cape. Each man seated himself
squarely in his saddle, aud with revslv-
er in hand, we dashed on.
There squat each identical Sioux
on his pony, just as though We were
miles away, and as stoically indiifer-
ent rs though they did not care for
US,
"As we, at full gallop, drew near
the officer in command felt that We
were running into some trap but il
was too late to sound u retreat, and
on we went. think the distence be,
tween us and the Sioux and thcil
ponies was just twelve feet before @
siugle red-skiu moved a muscle then
quicker than you eodld say scat y
OF from the shoulders Of each ideutica
Sioux oame the iery-red blanket h,
wore, and up and down it was shaker
vigorously in tho very faces Of ou'
horses.
ave had boasted a great deal ovel
those horses, that they would do any
thing wo wanted them to-that Is I,
say, they would drive through ,
prairie FIRE alongside bull buffalo
through a prairie dog village, aud owe
dead Indians - but l tell you
ought to have seen ,hem, to q horse
turn tail, aud run from those blank
cts.
1--WE wore going along so nicely
and each trooper was % eager b. max,
o sure thing Of his rsdSkiu, that W
lot the horsos have Il much their owl
=. ~<>->~A s~s----~~>~s "A - u
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Dividing the Profits.

John Quill tells oi IA man who plan, el
potatoes aud waited for the flower,
to ripcn into fruit. until the whole
crop rottcl in the ground. He was
told that he should have dug the po-
iatoos soon after they howercd.-
lie cherished this advice, aul tried it
on crop OF tomltoes next year,
roofing it all up on the first sigh, of u
flower. or course he didu't make n
fortune in that line. But We heard of
Il smart Dutchm,n out Wcst-the
story is old, bn, just rs good as new
who bought II farm, and hired Yam
kee 10 run it on slares. After n good
deal OF hagsling they agreed that they
should divide the profits thusly the
Durchman to receive the tops" and
the Yankee the bottoms for the first
year.
The Du'chman looked forward hope.
fully for large yield Of wheat. rye,
oats, cabbage, salad celery, and good
things that rise above the ground ;
and he kird Of chucklei in the thought
that he had taken 10 the Yankee.
lie didn't laugh so much when he
saw Il splendid crop Of bec,s, onions
potatoes, radishcs. turnips and all such
things, the "tops' of which didn't
amount to much The Yankee took
to his share naturally and kindly with
GU, complaint. Tho Dutchman in-
sisted that next year he would take
the bottoms IAN right said Jon
athan, "l'll take the " tops" &" Al
lers rccht,' echoed the other but
when he saw nothing but cabbagcs,
salad, celery, pumpkins, sSuashes,
wheat, rye and oats coming UP, be
swore in high Dutch aud dudgcop, that
next year he would have both tops
and " bottoms and wool dc Yankee
yet, py tamn." Jonathan, however,
was too cute again, as he planted,
for the third year, only Indian corn,
peas beans, tomatoes, &c., Of which hc
gave the Dutchman the "top,' AMI
bottoms and kept tho " Midiles'
for himself. The last we heard Of the
members af tina, firm, after it was dis
solved, was that the Yankee was run
ming the farm on his own hook, and
the Duichman was Keeping lager beer
saloon in the next village.
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The Walls of China,

All the cities of China are surround
ed by high. strong walls. whose mas
siyc proportions a stranger has no idea
Of until he secs them. The walls SUR
rounding the city Of Pcltin are from
twenty-five to twenty-five miles in
length aud on an average fifty feet
high. This wall is sixty feet thick at
the bottom, and fity-four at the top,
and once in few yards there are i'm
mensc buttrcsses to give it still greater
strength. At every fifth huttresS the
wall for the space Of one hundred aud
twenty-siX feet in length, is two hun
dred and liity.six feet in thickness. In
several places the foundation OF this
wall is Of marble, and when the ground
is uneven, immense quantities OF &c
mcnt as durable nearly as granite,
and about rs hard, have been used to
level up the ground The main body
Of this wall is made Of bricks each
twenty inches long, ten inches wide,
and five inches thick. These bricks
are burned very hard, aud have pre-
ciseIy the appearance Of stone.
On tba inside of this wall, as well
as on others in other cities, are esplan.
adcs. or stairways, with gates 10 them
for ascending them. Aud over all the
gateways there are immense towers,
as large as great churches, aud much
higher, cons s,ruc,ed with these great
burnt bricks. On the top of this i'm
mensc wall there is railing both on
the outside aud inside, coming up to a
mans waist, which railing itself is Il
wall thus giving sense otsccurity to
person walking OH the top. The
oulsid railing is made iuto ,urrcts, for
the use OF cannon, in case of attack
The entire top of the wall is covered
with strong burned brick, twenty inch
es square, resembling the tagging Of
our sidewalks in large cities. only, az
| have said, these walls are ftty-four
feet wide.
There is no way OF getting into the
city, only to go through this immense
wall And wherever there j. gate
Tor the purpose Of getting through,
there j. another wall built enclosing n
square space, compelling all persons
who 90 into the city to 20 through
t,c, rails, by passage of two angles to
each other The walls are so immense
ly thick, that these passages through
them, arched over cut stone, remind
one exactly of our railroad tunnels in
the United States. At each of these
great archways there is au enormous
gate made of strong timbcrs, every
where aS much as ten inches thick,
and covered on both sides with plates
Of iron, like the sides ofour war ships,
These gates are shut early in the even.
ing, generally before shutdown, aud
are not allowed to be opened during
the night for any purpose. They arc
fastened on tho inside by means OF
l. A. -.
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Muscle Against steam.

Two you1g men from the country
called into Detroit foundry few
days ago TO get a piece Of casting for
some farm machinery. The employees
were absent at their diuuer, with the
exception Of the engineer, who was
oiling up his engine for the afternoon :
work. 1t was running al low speed,
aud pumping water into the boiler
The country cousins looked with in-
tcrest at its motions and the slow rev
o ution Of the large hy-wheel, aud fell
into a discussion a. 10 the relative
power OF steam and human muscle.
Ono of them fnally offered TO bet
dollar that he could grab the huge
wheel and hold it. lie stepped up 10
the engineer aud asked permission 10
try il, which was readily granted, AMI
taking of his coat, and rolling up bis
sleeves, brared himSeit for the effort.
Watching carefully until the right
stroke came aiouni, with a rush 10 en-
encourage himself he clutched il, He
iidu't exactly stop the Nhecl-io fact
he went over il without stopping and
was discharged in a parabolis orbit
through space. coming down 10 a
sand heap, in the further part OF the
foundry. lie was picked up thor
oughy d;sgustsd man, aud 50 lame
that be was obliged 10 climb into his
wagon a, the back end, quite satisfied
however that steam was too much FOR
him.
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ani away they went in every direction
Troopers were sprawliug on the ground
and Others were clingiug TO horses
names, with both feet not only ont oi
the stirrups, but pointing u2 in the
air.
at was the worst Stampede ! ever
Saw-and have looked on some 10
my day.
eff the Sioux hu1 followed up.
they might have made few scalp,.
but they seemed 80 well pleased with
the result of their trick. that those
who were unhorsed near them say
they disappeared as if they had gone
down through the earth.
When our troop assembled. we.
one aud all, declared that the thing
was the best Of the kind we had ever
heard of, but determined that we
would pay them back for it one OF
these days with will"