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CENT il fur Their extended until the 2Ih of Noyem-
Der, l59O. IA. B0Sw ELt,
no II I'd City Collector
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ESPECIAL ATTENTION-rhe b Is sment OF
uS the EBkNtZEB n. l. CHURCH, corner of
An ard streets ;. e., will be dedic atel to the ser
vices Of God, ST NDAY, the 18th inst. We most cor
daily invite the public ally and those who love
10 the bord. If Zion enlarged, particularly to
participant IN the enjoyment Of these services The
exercises throughnuI the day will be VERY interes,
iEz ministers having been Invited and are expected
To be present on the occasion. Come and help u, for
ward. Rev. AMES PECK, p Z
nO9 1t CHARLks G. KEY, p In CHARGE
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n%hA1IOSAL SAVINGS BANK
uS CoHNEE 10Th STREET AND NEW YORK Av
PAYS PER CENT. On DEPOSITS
Ufte Hours 9 to 4.
MANAGERS:
H. W lizard. VIM Stci ney, Hon Jos Casey,
Lewis ClsphsDe, . r Brown, Geo H. Plant NJ g.
Emery, A. Il Shepherd. W. q Philip MOI If
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PERSONAL.

AIS Sic B6s SaS s.. thss my
In1ti 70 Contract debts In my name, and will pay
no 81 LII Rusu
TO LADIEs.-DR, TH0MPsJN No 22f Ne.
.i.;n,. rsry avenue, y W: cure, all Female Com
Co.'S. No disappointments. MOI 81.
Rs A. HULL, THE DISTINGUISHES
from ise Es. and Ts Physc.S has rstarLsd
.I. a 1,eF' Hotel S0fns0f "a and fsd.s.
MPoRTANT,- MADAM TURNER- Laa,Sss
4. rr,srd and Doe,er.-All In trouble call. success
worthless medicines. No. 90 street. near the De
poi. nos-lms
TIE fRENoH FEM.LE PILLS or DRsPs
edy that can be found for all Monthly Difhouities
account Of this certainty that they should no, Be-
taken by pregnant females during the nrst three
It. W. Ses oh ana icsS Sss s
TIE BRIDAL CHAMBER Essays for Young
I'M Men; on srea, sScIaL EVILS ana ABuSES
etrelef for the Erring and Unfortunate, dses-s and
&sarss. seRi esss % seed
street, Phiiadeiphis. Pa 'A io' No nos s I'm
Il BANDS and sLFEyEs at T Ice; sLu P ss
,sfd s fSkEP Pk TissHenMIS
M voYAsT and MiGSs eTsHi' FLY PHYs g6
Il
drugs. Rooms. s34 street, up stairs bet on ana
lOth SITS References given when desired. olg I'M.
CONSULT DB. LEON-ROUMs 4I4 TENT
" street above Pennsylvania avenue He euarsu
tees speedy and permanent cure of all M. and
Iyone DtSedses tof private nsturel or charge
Inc Doctor Is the Oldest established ply stefan Tor
such speciality in the city, his trearment the mos
sscsientinc. and he eehes competition. having had
ORGANIC WEAKNESS radically cured ia the sherten
time possible. Those wishing ment are a--ured
the most strict con aience and privacy Ssrarais
noonS yr Lazy Patients. Hours. from 10 to 4,
y TO D, and 20 .. IN, daily. oc6-iy
MADAM MOODEYs ABDOMINAL CORSET
III so highly rscommended by g .od ply sicians, q
tween and Z. seD6
SPEOIAL NDTICE-Ths person VINO h.. ts.a
- LOT OF aERCHaNDISE, ROw with ms fos
taken away ey the frst Of segenber g will be sos6
1905 PeRnsyly suia avenue,
~. Ladies, Gents and Chtldrens SECONDS HAND
CLOTHING, UNDERCDDTHING, BOOTe
SHOES, &c., at 4ls 9Th street N W, and st els
,ss or snd TN streets Note sy esf
II AIDES SuFFERING From ~ nGULARI
II Ills, or any compliant peculiar TO their se1,
should confite in Dr.. LEON, the only reliable enc
Oldest established physician tor such speciality IN the
the utmost confidence. Hegaarantees A sr-edy curs
In all cases Rooms ala Tenth street. shove Pen
avenue. sa4-r
nR. MOTIFS FRENCH POWDERS. cERTAI.
~ CCRE for Nervous Debility, seInins! emk-
sons, caused b. indis, reti n, i7osorhosh aIe~s
scrotula. skin Disease, SYPHILIS, n al its tcrEs
speedily cured.
Bd.Sdn! C6racta and Msrc--y Dt,-u-fsd
Sold in Washington. ID. @. by JOHN UOUsE-
LIN Druggist, corner Of sn4 sth sts :, and RIDIB
LEY, l2s Pa ave. Price So pe- box iys-ly'
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/ Mr.. Kelly having receiysd o. votes WIS
daeIar6a duly elected. - HsES
Mr.. KsNpSIoE placed III nomination Mr..
George W. KilEoFe for the sadgeship ofthe
district composed Of the counths5of Bucf-
anan and Wise. s
Mr.. Kilgore having received 98 votes was
declared duly elected. ,-.-..-..-.-oa. .,s<
Dir. w. A. Anderson placed in nomlna.
ton Mr.. Robert NJ. Mallory for the county
judgeship Of Brunswick county.
Mr.. AUSTIN seconded the nomination. -.
MIR. Mallory having received l06 votes
was declared duly elected.
MIR. LATHAM placed in nomination. Mr.
Edward White for the judgeshtp OF the
county Of Clarke.
Mr.. White having received 90 votes was
declared duly elected.
Mr.. w. A. ANDERSON placed in nomina.
ton Mr.. Samuel c. Redd for the Juogeship
of the county Of Hanover. $1,000
Mr., .Redd was declared duly electea,
having received 80 votes, majority OF I'LL
cast. "
Mr.. MAss1E placed in nomination Mr.:
Roger Gregory for the county Judgcsnlp o.
King William county.
Mr.. Gregory having recelvcd9o 'otes was
declared duly elected,
Mr.. FITZPATRICK placed 10 nolIina.lol y
for the county judseship OF Amelia Captain
F. r. Farrar, who, having recetVeu an sue
Mr., WApDELL placed in nomination for
the iudgeship of the county of Augusta
John n. Hendren, Esq, of Staunton, who,
having received all the votes, was declared
duly elected.
POsTPONEMENT OF THE JOINT ORDER.
Mr.. AUSTIN offered a joint resolution
postponing the further execution of the
Ioint order until Tuesday next at l O'Clock
+. nj. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. W. T. MARTIN, 1t was
ordered that when the Senate adjourn to.
day it adjourn to meet on Tuesday at IL
o'clock. Agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. FITZPATRICK, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called to order Mt II
o'clock. PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. Proctor,
of the Methodist Church.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the
resignation of John Fl. Fulton. Esq, OF
smvth county, lately elected judge Of the
fifteenth judicial circuit.
RESOLUTIONS.
A resolution in regard to the fence law
and another in regard to the pay OF magls-
trates were presented and referred.
Mr.. MCCAULL moved that when the House
adjourn to-day it adjourn to meet at one
minute past ~ o'clock on Tuesday. Adopt
ed-ayes, 43; noes, AZ.
THE CALENDAR.
The bill to constitute the office of State
Librarian, and define the duties thereof,
was called up and discussed until the hour
for the execution of the joint order arrived.
ELECTION OF JUDGES
The election ofiudges was then proceeded
with. For result see Senate report.
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Our Federal Senators.

We have forborne to say word
about Senator LEwIs'S course In the
United States Senate because we disllked
to cay anything in ccnsure OF gentleman
We personally esteemed, and because we
hoped that he had sense and discretion
enough to see the force of circumstances
now tending to the restoration Of harmony,
personal liberty, and State equality. But
we have given up all hope. He is as bad
as SUMNER. and continues to associate
with the ultra bloody Radicals, who advo-
cate the continuation of pains and penalties
upon his fellow-citizcns Of the South. We
confess our amazemcnt ut his course. See
the following vote upon WILLIAMS
amendment to the Georgia bill:
Keas.-Messrs. Abbott Ames, Boreman,
Chandler. Cole, Drake, Fenton. Flanagan,
Gilbert, Hamilton of Texas, Howard, How
ell, LEWIS. Nye, Osborn, Ramsey, Rice,
Spencer, Stewart. Sumner, Thayer, War
ner, Williams, and Wilson'S.
Ndys.-Messrs. Anthony, Buckingham,
Carpenter, Casserly, Corbett, Davis, Ferry,
Fowler, Hamilton of Maryland, Howe,
JOHNSTON, McCreery, Morrill, OF Maine,
Morrill, Of Vermont, Patterson, Pratt,
CCnUfZ, SCOCt, SneTIHan, SpfaSuC, 1870
ton, Upton, Trumbull, Vickers, and Will
ley-25. st u
Now, WILLIAMs's amendment proposedto
keep the present officers Of Georgia in power
for two years, postponing the State elections
until 1872! and for this cruel amendment
V'rgiman is found voting-nota carpet-bag-
ger, mind you, but Virginian bearing the
name of LEWIS, who was elected by the Con-
seryatives of this State to the high trust in
which he grossly misrepresents his constitu-
ents. His name stands on the roll with every
carpet-bagger and every bloody, destructive
Radical in the Senate against such names as
TRUMBULL, SHERMAN, ANTHONY, the two
MoRRILLs and SHURz-nay, even WILEY,
of West Virginia. One would think that
such men as these would be good guides for
Virginia senator, elected on Conservative
grounds-that they ought ut least to be suf.
ficiently Republican for him. But no, Mr.
LEWIS covers himself with the mud, the red
paint, the hoofs and horns and teeth of the
savage Radical stripe, such as DRAKE ant
SUMNER, and CHANDLER and YATES, etc., in
Guiding all the wretchcd carpet-bagger
from the South.
Mr.. JOHNSTON stands in noble contrast t.
Mr.. LEWIS on this vote.
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The Military Districts.

Inc MlDCtIy DisOACtS' s@r-.@'
The Dispatch gave yesterday morning the
new arrangement of the military districts
Of the Union. virginia--shc Department
bearing her name being broken up--is
transferred to the Department Of the Fast ',.
embracing the Atlantic States from ~"
England to the North Carolina line' unoet
General Mcdowell, headquarters III Nc"
York city. So we are--ts use a quotation from
saIxsprAaE which the late Mr.. RITcHlE was
very fond of--all "pigging together IN the
sau,e truckle bed" with New England
Come to our arms, dear Faneuil Hall, pre-
cious nursery Of all the virtues! no" we
shall get along together In harmony fnaer
the eentlemanly rule of General MCDOWELL.
We dwell in unity with the Empire stase
and the "Jarsies with bright little peia,
the austere land of Penn, and "MV Ma
ryland all in one dear family: We
trust that our southern friends will get on
In peace, and not have an increase of manu-.
mctured troubles in order to their con-
tinued reconstruction" which, with
them, is like a popular play running its
hundred nights on the stage. We pray that
FoRNEY may relcnt and drop the fabricated
horrors upon which he so bitterly claims
that the Federal Government shall impose
the bitterest penalties, even " biting
chains" upon the poor South. We 'sepa-
rate from them with feeling of sorrow
but hope neither they nor us Will be an
moved by Federal interference with the
minor matters Of our local government
much longer.
We confess we are content, however, with
the arrangement, in every way. People,
we believe, will generally be centent-so
viii the officers, we think. Our friend Cen
eral CANDY goes to the Columbia River De-
partment, which includes, we suppose, Or
egon, Washington, and Alaska ! This is
well-yentilated and healthy and bright re-
gion, and has wide field for the recon-
struction and rcformatory spirit Of our Gen.
eral.
The fact Is, the whole order seems to be
good. It will facilitate the breaking up of
the old ruts and the smoothing Of the roads
for spring and summer travel. We have
been jolting and stalling along in the old
routes deeply cut by the war and the bitter
rancors that have, for mere partisan pur-
poses, been fostered and inflamcd. 1t is time
that q change of districts and commanders
should take place. We want to face new
and more tractable faces-faces unmarried
by the discomfort excited by past local
issues and collisions under the eNcitable
condition of affairs which have prevailed
here for so many years. 1t will be greatly
promotive of good feeling and harmony.
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DISASTROUS FIRE IN Ohio Medina,
April Ia fire broke out about o'clock
this morning, and is still raging. About all
the business houses and banks are burned.
The estimated loss 80 far Is about S125, 600 ;
insurance, $4,000. The following Is par
tial list of the sufferers /: Henry .Shuler,
boots and shoes J. 2. Miller, dry goods !;
Mrs. Butler, dressmaker; Blake Wood.
ward, lawyers; A. L. Roult, dry goods and
crockery; r. NJ. & O.. H. Mcdowell, drugs !;
Mrs. jackson, milliner; international Ho-
tel; Post-Office Goodwin & Human; 3:
Lampman; w. Assaire, cabinet ware. 1t
was hoped that the Ainsworth building,
being partly .fire-proof, would arrest the
progress of the flames, but the latest report
saws it has also been burned. Some incl
dents connected with the fire, now subdued,
are worthy of mention:
The fire lasted about four hours, burning
every business block in the village except
ing two. Men, women, and children fought
the flames with the only available means
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were driven back by
the spreading flames. Many persons were
severely burned. but there was no loss OF
life. Many Of the merchants had but re-
Gently stocked their stores with new goods.
Others were on their way to purchase. The
courthouse and several churches caught
fire number of times, but were saved. NO
exact loss can be given Us yet, but it Will
probably exceed the figures given.
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Taro Kusacabe, of Achizen, Japan. who
has been for some years student at Rut.
pors College, New jersey, died last week OF
Consumption, in the twenty-second year OF
his age.
The Hon. Benjamin G.. Harris, of ST.
Msry's county, announces himself an indie
pendent Democratic candidate for Congress
at the ensuing congressional election. Mr.
Harris, in the fifth congressional district,
charges, in effect, that the rights of the PEG.
pie and the principles of the party have
been abandoned by the recognized leaders
and organs of Maryland Democracy, and
hence he appeals from their present and
prospective enunciation and action TO the
rank and file Of the party itself. DIR. Har
ris wishes to renew the war, We believe.
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ho,,r 81 collision and blondshed. OF course
both sides, while Ilostillties prevailed
were Obliged to establish Fsguia-
tions for the preservation off their
authority md very existence which
compelled the citizen to support the Go
vernment under which he lived. These re-
rula4ions were enforced with occasional
harsbness at The South, but with Tar
greater rigor at the North: But such Was
the delicacy Of the questions presented-so
novel the conflict in the minds of those who
struggled between natural instinct. and set
tied political sentiments--that even bro
theirs might differ honestly, and we never
found It in our heart to hate Virginian
who, otherwise worthy Of respect, sided
with the National Government.
So we should think the more Of the Wiz.
ginia General who fought against the side
his State was with for having hesitated be.
tween the sentiment Of love and his sense
of duty. ,...... ..,s
President LINCOLN, who was atrue man,
a man of natural feelings and impulses
understood this matter well. When urged
early in the war to make THOMAS major
general he said -" He is a Virginian; he can
afford to wait" And why? Because, If
THOMAS were a true man, he would rather
preferment came not very promptly, be-
cause it might look like bribe-a reward
for deserving his mother State; and if he
were not q true man he would be unworthy
of promotion and Of trust. LINCOLN, With
out greatness, showed remarkable sagaclty
and promptness Of decision, which looked
as much like instinct as wisdom; and the
feelings of nature were strongly reflected
in his better judgments. 1t would have
been happy day for this land had these
never been overruled.
General THOMAS, therefore, we never de-
nounced while alive, and could not censure
after death. We respected his motives and
appreciated his great ability. He was per-
haps all in all the ablest General of the Fede-
raj army. He was not so accomplished as
MCCLELLAN, he had not so much genius
ms SHERMAN, but for sagacity, energy, and
undying courage in action, he had no supe-
rior. SHERIDAN, who made more Of repu.
tation out Of less capital.than any General
of the war, should not be mentioned on the
same day with him. THOMAS was man Of
well-balanced mind and dignity of cha
racter. He kept out of the arena Of poll
tics, and did not degrade his military autho-
rity for the purpose Of his political promo
ton. That is a great honor to his name
when so many Of his brother officers turned
fanatics or scurvy politicians, depressing
the South from vindictivcness or selfishness.
Therefore we respect his memory with
ont entertaining for it warmer sentiment.
This we are sure is the feeling Of the south
ern people. We object to the defamation
of his character; but it is no more incum-
bent upon us to honor his memory than it
is upon our northern friends to do homage
to the memory of ALBERT SYDNEY JOHNSTON.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-18

A GREAT REFORM IN New ORLEANs.-The
city of New Orleans is about to undergo a
wondro,ls Improvement by the adoption of
the earth-closet. Little doubt can be enter
tanned that the periodical cpidcmics of vel
low fever and cholera that have so desolated
that city in former years have been greatly
exaggerated, if they have not been directly
produced, by the feculence which there was
no system of sewers to remove. The same
cause prior to the construction of proper
drains rendered all that part Of London
known as st. Giles's liable to terrible vista
tions of cholera.
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General Assembly of Virginia.

SATURDAY, April 16, 1870.
SENATE.
The Senate met ut II o'clock Mr.. J.
4. WADDELi, President pro tena., in the
chair.
Prayer by Rev. j. G. Granbery, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
COMMUNICATION.
The following communication was re-
ceived and read by the Clerk for the infor-
nation ofthe Senate -
"CoMMoNwEALTH OF VIRGINIA. .
"ExECUTIvE DEPARTMENT,
"RIcHMoND, April ID, 1907
&" TO the General Assembly,:
CT have the honor to forward herewith a
communication addressed to me from the
naval secretus Of the United States Treasu-
~ referring to the establishment Of light
houses and other aids to navigation on the
coasts and in the waters OF Virginia, and
especially to the estimates submitted to Con-
gress for appropriations to erect q light.
house on False Cape Henry, and to nur-
chase site for storehouSe and buoy depot
in the vicinity of Norfolk or Portsmouth
| also enclosing copies ofacts passed by other
States bearing upon the cession of State jul.
| risdiction over lots or parcels of land select
ed for the purposes Indicated; to which /
|
&C. c. WALKER"
1.-THE acts enclosed are only the various
laws of other States, and are of too great
length for publications.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
Mr.. ROBINSON was granted leave Of alb
sence for one day.
THE TOWN OF FAIRFAX.
Mr.. GRNsLEY, by leave, introduced bill
to change the name of the town of Fairfax
and amend its charter. Referred.
EXCHANGE BANK AT CHARLOTTESVILLE.
Mr.. GRIMSLEY, by leave, introduced bill
to incorporate the Exchange Bank at Char
lottesyille; which was referred to the Com
mittee on Banks. 49,.
THE COLONY OF uoLLANDEgs IN AMELIA.
The report of the committee in regard to
the colony of Hollanders in Amelia county
was placed on the calendar.
THE JUDICIARY CONFERENCES COMMITTEE.
The report which was rejected by the Sc
nate on Friday was called up, but, on mo-
ton, it was laid on the table and made the
special order Of the day for Friday next.
EpENToN AND NORFOLK RAILROAD COMPANY.
Mr.. R1DDICK, by leave, introduced bill
to incorporate the Edenton, N. c., and Nor
folk Railroad Company; which WAS re-
DIVISION OF CITIES AND TOWNS INTO WARDS.
Bill directing the division of the cities
ana towns into wards, which failed TO be
passed on account Of constitutional ma
jority being lacking on Thursday, was taken
up and passed. e'''1
THE PUBLIC GUARD.
House bill for the Reorganization of the
Public Guard, reported from the Commit.
tee OH General Laws with amendments.
was called up and discussed at some length.
1t was finally laid on the table and ordered
to be printed.
. THE JOINT ORDER.
On motion of Mr.. TAYLOR, Of Loudoun,
the hour of i o'clock having arrived, the
Senate proceeded to the further execution
Of the joint order, having for its object the
further election of county judges.
Dir. FRENCH placed In nomination Mr..
James p. Kelly. for the judgeship Of the.
county Of TazewelI.
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, General Thomas,

This officer, SO prominent in the late civil
strife, is dead and buried, aud his fame IL
pidly on the way to be so much forgotten
that his name will be rarely heard. Sucl
isthe way OF the world. We do not repro
duce that name for the purpose of saying
anything offensive to the memory Of hin
that bore 1t, but to say few unimpaSsion.
ed and just words which his death suggests.
We regret that his death should have been
selected as the time for reproducing state
ments intended to reflect upon his charac-
ter as man of true loyalty to the nobler
feelings Of our nature. We wish that one
or two, at least, of our southern contempt
raries had abstained from impeachment of
the dead hero.
He Is charged with having at the begin
ming Of the war hesitated as to which side
he should enlist with. This charge is, on
the other hand, denied. For ourselves, we
should think the better of General THoxAs's
character were we assured that when Che
war came on there was conflict, and
powerful conflict, in his mind between bis
natural attainments and his sense of duty.
The heart that does not love its native land
isa heart of stone; and it is honorable to
the soldier who, impelled by a sense of duty
to separate from his own people, pauses
a while to investigate the motives and rea-
sons Of his own soul and to shed the tear of
sorrow at the sad fate which compels him
to decide between the promptings OF nature
and what he considers duty.
Our Government, so unique-in theory so
beautful-bore in its bosom disturbing
question, which there lodged like the crab
in the oyster. ultimately to destroy it's.
peace. The Federal and the State Rights
parties grew out OF this question, which
our ancestors who framed the Constitution
left unsettled. Both parties were actuated
by motives equally patriotic, and this cues.
tion was rendered terribly practical one
by the war.
We never could reproach an honest man.
who, honestly taking the Federal side, ad.
heTed to the Federal Government in the
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The RESPONSIBLE EDITOR IN FRANCE
A Paris correspondent tells us that the
search-warrant executed in the office OF La
Marsetuaise led to some curious discove-
ries. LIE Citoyen Dereure, manager of the
paper, proved to be timid, quiet cobbler.
when his wife saw him return home accom-
panied by two gentlemen she made sure
they were customers, and began at once to
vaunt her merchandise with feminine volu-
bility.s This man OF straw received forty
five dollars month for his signature: He
is now in Jail, and he as well as his wife bit.
terly lament that the shoemaker had not
stuck TO his last.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-18

THE JUTE PlAsT.-General Capron, the
from India small quantity of the seed Of
the jute plant with a view to introducing
its culture into the extreme section of the
Union south of the frost line. 1t is being
distributed to planters in Texas and Florida,
who will give it a fair trial. 1t is, tibrous
plant, Resembling coarse flax, Of easy cul;
ture ami rapid growth. 1t is the material
i-ofwhieh gunny bags and cloth, and baggine
for cotton, as we'll as cheap cordase, mats,
and carpets, are made. It's great use, how;
ever, is for baling cotton, and ms such WI
prove valuable at the South If its CULTIVATION
can be made q success.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-18

Arctic RHINESTONE of the streams
which SLOW into the Arctic ocean are re-
marka6le for their extent and depth. The
Mckenzie, which lies in the British posses
sions, is from one to two miles wide, and is
uavigahle for steamersfo for distance of 900
miles, Or from the Arctic ocean to Slave
lake. Solville river, in Alaska, is another
noble ss+Heafssss Dt;fFcs Its rise by one
branchin the British possessions, and flows
across nearly the whole width of Alaska.
Last summer an American ftlr-trading COM
pany, it is said, ran steamer j, 600 miles
from tile coast on this river.