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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-09-19
1-he Richmond and Lynchburg
Railway

No CITY worthy Of the name OF city VII
he content with anything but the Shortes'
lines of communication between itself anc
the chief sources of production and trade
II will not be sontent until such lines are
In existence and managed in such way a
to increase travel and trade TO the greatest
possible degree to its own advantage.
In the main direction for the accomplish
ment of these objects Richmond absolute
" has no line, but is compelled to submit
TO the disadvantage Of crcuitous route
with loss of many miles, and through two
railway lines-a route furnishing no induce
ments to travel, and thus losing to Rich
mond the trade that proper facility and en-
pedition would secure to her. For we
cannot have trade without travel.
Richmond cannot afford in this day OF
grand competition--a competition mainly
settled by speed and time-to occupy any
longer this wayside and paralyzed condi,
ton. Nor can the State afford the loss i'll
general prosperity and the revenues of the
Commonwealth occasioned by this repres-
sion of the prosperity of Richmond. She
has adaptabilities to large trade and ex-
fensive manufactures that no other city in
the State has, ard she has better start and
Is much larger than any other city, and it is
therefore good policy to concentrate upon
her. 1t is in the last degree prepoSterouS
that she should in respect of the great west
ern trade to be kept any longer way-sta-
tion-playing second-nddle to inferior
places.
We believe that the great majority of the
business men of this city entertain these
ideas, and we have not doubt that they
will carry them ont.
There is no occasion for hostility between
this grand railway line-so important when
we consider its connections weStwardly and
southwestwardly-a the consolidated line
on the Southside. There is no just reason
why any man living anywhere, much less
here in Richmond, should regard it with
disfavor or essay to diSparage its impor-
lance. 1t is n thoroughfare in simple JUS
tice due to this city, which has paid so much
towards building railroads to other cities,
and finds herself without single straight
line of any commercial Importance save the
DanY1lle railroad. We see no good ground
of objection to it, or any just basis Of OPP
position from any other community. mas
much as it must increase the prosperity of
Richmond, it is to the interest Of the State Of
Virginia and as this increase of prosperity
will hardly take anything from the growth
of any oIuer city Ill Virginia, other cities
must also be benefited. inasmuch as the
growth of Richmond will add commercial
strength to all the eastern cities.
Railroads are to be considered as media
Of public communication for the pnblic
benefit. The public interests should never
be subordinated to railroads. Anda al COM
munities having the ability to do so should
make roads to suit their own interests. 1t
is the right and duty of Richmond to act
upon this policy, and we have not doubt
that she Will do so.
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Southern Pacific Railroad.

The incorporators of. this railway met in
New York on Tuesday, and appointed a
committee of five to prepare books of sub
scription. The report of committee, OF
which General n. 2. BANKs was chairman,
was presented and adopted. 1t gives q
synopsis of the act of incorporation, and
brief view of the advantages Of the road
and its probable success.
The Southern Pacific road will become
the great highway between the two oceans
in the United States. Its grades will be
easy, and it will encounter no very elevated
range. 1t will have few tunnels and nc
snow-sheds. 1t will skirt the mountain
ranges and traverse terrace where the eX
haustiye tidal atmospheres and the OBJ
gtructiye frosts of winter and OF the exalted
mountain ranges, such as the Rocky noun
tains and the Sierre Nevada, will be equally
avoided.
The Pacific harbor, where it terminates
[the harbor of San Diego,) is perhaps the
finest ON the whole Pacific coast; and thu
route has the additional advantage of {
grand route along the San Joaquin Valley
for branch, four hundred miles long, tc
San Francisco. This teeming valley vii
richly support railroad. So that thi
Southern Pacific line, with its two termini
on the Pacific, and its easy and agreeable
route, will be one Of the grandest, if mo-
the most noted, on the continent.
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The OpelOusas, Ea., Tragedy the
Murderer of the Prisoner Hays
g,ypcnefl by a Mob.

From the New Orleans Picayune, September IL.
In Thursday mornings Picayune we
cave an account Of the killing OF Captain j.
{. Hays in the Jail Of Opelousas by 7. W.
Evans, the jailor and deputy sheriff, with
brief mention Of the events which led to
Hays's incarceration. The murder was one
of the most brutaland deliberate on record,
and proved The assassin to have been OF Il
singularly callous nature. He had shown
such apparently kind consideration for his
victim, rs we have subsequently learned, rs
to have completely lulled the latter's pre-
yious distruSt, though Hays's friends con-
tinued to warn him against Evans, knowing
Evans's desperate character. But to all
warnings Hays would reply that he was in
no danger that no harm could come to him
there, and that Evans had proven himself
most kind and indulgent.
They not only sat and chatted together,
but frequently dined at the same table.
Even on Friday evening Hays shared his re-
past with the man who was within few
hours to be his murderer, the latter so COM
pIetely masking his bloody intent as to pro-
pose sending for bottle of wine. [This
was declined by Hays, as he never drank ]
We must turn to the pages of the history of
the house OF Borgia for murder parallel to
this in cold-blooded deliberateness. We
now learn that Evans was at first arrested
on suspicion, or circumStantial evidence,
| though he had hardly been seized when the
cumulative evidence ofhiS guilt became over
wheming, and Immediately upon the open
ing of the preliminary examination he con-
feSsed himself Hays's murderer.
The desperate character of the man-
already found guilty Of murder in Calcasieu
parish-the atrocious nature Of the assasSi-
nation, the general esteem in which the
victim was held, the laws delay and un-
certainty quickly scaled Evans's fate.
Without murmur of dissent or any evil
dence of tumult, he was taken in broad
daylight to the public square and hung by
an outraged community.
We are assured by most respectable
authority that there is not the least appre-
hension of further trouble in the parish.
The people desire the supremacy of the
law and generally deplore the-as they re-
gard it-stern necessity which called upon
them to execute summary justice upon
Evans.
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Tho War News.

,,,o ,.tbering of the frussians around
ame md the hundred rumors about peace
propositions e, and dispositions constitute ut
,ns staple of the news received here on sa-
.,.dav There were in the rumors two
..n.o,ne,ts about BIsMARcK's views, which
,rare acknowledgements that "fruSs'a
.. yonld prosecute the war indefinitely ra-
8. +ner than abandon the idea Of territorial
+. snn,.an6;zement and the other that
8. Il Is now known that BISMARCK VIII not
:. consent to any treaty Of peace unless
:. s,,ch treaty has the sympathy and CONT
:. dnnce Of the French people" 1fthe lat
for we're true. peace could soon be esta-
hl;sbed. But it is incredible. The rumors
40 h,,t little better than guess work.
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IMPORTS FOR 1SI0.-lt appears from Off
cial statistics that Of the total imports fol
1870, S415, SAT ,213 worth were dutiable, and
SAG, sos, $50 free Of duty; s26S, 4S1 PA worth
were entered for consumption, and $685.
S74, $50 were entered for warehouse.
Foreign vessels carried nearly sixty-nine
per cent. of the whole imports in 1869 and
siXty-seven per cent. in 1870. Of the total
exports sixty-fve per cent. in 1869 and
sixty-two per cent. in 1870. and of the
whole siXty-Seyen per cent. in 1869 and
slXty-tour and one-half per cent. in 1870.
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NJ wuY2 wHY2 WHY Pit is al

MT WHY? WHY? WHY?-1t is al
most an enigma why people will nsent to suffer
pepsia, liver Complaint, Kidney Affections, etc,
when by merely avaling themselves. of Ml,H-
LER'S HERB BITTERS they may be speedily
themselves to suffer neeolessly. Mishler's Herb
Bittprs is a sovereign remedy, and VIII effect a
positive cure In these cases. he public Is made
fully acquainted with all the mgr. dents used in
the prepar alton of the Bitter5 and eminent chem
lists pronounce 1t 4 pure and wholesome article,
while everywhere physicians recommend u TO
their patIcuts as thu only rem edy that can be de-
pended upon. Full directions accompany each
battle. Sold only by respectable druggists anu
store keepers. Price, one dollar per Bottle.
Sc 10 -eOd&wlw
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PRussIAN ATRoclrIEs.--London, Septem
Der 15.-The report of the atrocities com
mitted by the Prussians at Bazeilles is con,
frmed. A letter has been received from
Duo de Fitz James, who was an eyewitness,
In which he says the Prusslans punished the
inhabitants for defending their village by
setting the place on fire. Most of the Ma.
tional Guards were killed. The people
sought refuge In tue cellars, and all-men,
women, and children-were burned alive,
the Bayarians driving back into the flames
or shooting all those who tried to escape.
This is first-rate "horror." We might
be astonished at this were we not so well
acquainted with horrors in this country,
and did we not know with what facility they
were manufactured during and since our
war for political effect. We have no. idea
the Prussians did what is imputed to them.
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TESTIMONY.

CI-RE OF GRAVEL OF FIVE YEARS STAND
ISG-sroNE PASSED AND TO BE SEEN.
SAVANNAH, TENN, May H. l'6a.
DR.. H. T. Helmbold:
Dear sir,-We introduced your FLUID En-
TRACT BUCHU In this country about eig''
months ago, and are happy TO state that 1t Is meet
Ing with universal favor. We wish to inform you
or one instance (among many where your
RUCHU has worked wonders. A man IN our
county named ). B. Ostel had been suffering
about five years with gravel About six weeks
ago be bought OF Us enc bottle Of your BUCHU,
aud before he was through with one bottle no
passed gravel that weighs EIGHT GRAINS, "hich
We now have on exhibition in our drug store. lie
savs that he win never be VT .hout the BCCHC IN
his house again. Your preparations are gaining
favor every day.
Very respectfully yours, &C.,
ECCLEs HINKEL,
Druggists.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-09-19

ME- DISCIPLES CHURCH (SYCA.
MOkEh ELEVENTH STREET BETW ETN
BROAD AND MARSnALL.-Preacbin on
EVERY LORDS Day at IL A. 81. and 8P. u.
Elder j. A. DEARBORN, pastor. Prayer meet
ing on WEDNESDAY EVENINGS at 8 z. u.
Seats free.
Parsonage, 400 Twelfth gtrent my
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-09-19

The n oMINAT1oN OF JUDGE MERRIcE.-The
Democratic Conservative Convention to
nominate candidate for Congress from the
fifth congressional district Of Maryland, re-
presented during the last two Congresses
by Hon. Frederick Stone, has nominated as
the candidate OF that party Judge William
NJ. Merrick, Of Howard county. a capital
nomination. s..Esf 1r..gr
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MessrS. CHARLES w. BUTToS, of Lynch.
burg, and K. 7. ". DUKE, of Charlottes.
vile, give notice to the counties composing
the fifth congressional district that a con.
vention to nominate congressional candi-
date will be held on the 4th day of October,
at Lynchburg, and they request the coun-
ties to send delegates.
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n7 NEW FALL AND WINTER DRY

m> NEW FALL AND WINTER DRY
CE~ .DS. A. GOLDBhCK has just returned from
the northern markets with very large and we'll
selected stock OF staple and fancy DRY GOODS,
Ni,TIpNS &C., emhr icing 1.-The latest novelties
of II burning and fancy dress goods, silks, cassi
meres, blea" bed and brown sh,etinss' shi,tings;
plaid domestics, lnseys: Angols and medicated
Ed flannel for rheumatism, and other fannels,
White goods hosiery, gloves. d"cskne. cloths, cas-
simeres. &c. In fac, all other articles usually to
Just opened 10 600 yards Of the celebrated Andro-
scogrin beachca cuttan, at only l6s'. yard SOC
dCzan ladies' linen haEdkcrchicis ut and loc. !;
black alnaca, linen towels, ladies' and gents
undrrwear and great many other goods bought at
New York auctions ~ 4 great sacrifice, which
Will sell lower than the lowest. ook To your In
,erestS and call at COLDBA CK'S before nurchas-
ing elsewhere. A. GJLDBACh,
anil between Sixth and Seventh.
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Episcopal Convention m e estins
Debate on an Amendment 40 the Ca
mons.

Debate on an Amendment 10 the Ca
mons.
CHICAGO, September 15.-At the evening
session last night of the Episcopal Diocese
Convention the following amendment to the
Canons was proposed
"No clergyman should resort to the civil
court or tribunal for the purpose of arrest
ing impending, OF avoiding any eccleslasti-
cal proceedings against him. The penalty
for any violation of this article shall be sus-
pension ipso Cucto from the functions of the
ministry"
Silence followed the reading of the amend
ment to the canons, and not until the
Bishop arose to put the question did spI.
member indicate wish to discussjsN. Their
DR.. Powers, Of s.. nj church, rose ant
said he cosss1d6 not see how it accorded will
pth.s:cc genius of the Church or of the institu
lions of the country. He thought it wa
fraught with injustice. The amendmen
was opposed by Rev. Mr.. Sullivan of Tri.
nifty, Rev. G. S. Abbott, Mr.. Hill, DR.. Ry
land OF st. James's, and others, and de
Tended by Judge Otis, Rev. Mr.. Williams
and others. In answer to an inqulr.
whether some other penalty could not b.
Whitehouse said there could not, and thel
entered into Il long statement of his view
bearing on the proposed amendment. H
claimed that the welfare OF the Church alb
solutely demanded the measure.
The course adopted by clergymen in ap
pealing from ecclesiastical to civil court
tended to destroy the Church in its spiritua
relations. 1t bred corruption of facts, an
could not be upheld. The law of tn
Church was fixed, and no deviation couIt
be tolerated. A division of the question
was then called for, and that part wa
adopted by considerable majority whic
expresses disapproval of appeal to civ
courts. A vote on the remainder of the re
solution was then called tor by the orders
The ministerial vote was For adoption
" against, 7. The lay vote was tie, an
the Bishop declared the amendment lost o
account Of the non-concurrence OF the OF
ders
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-09-19

The Wing of Saturday said that Rich
mond had received her "fuH share" of the
benefits of the Southside consolidation. We
have neveryet heard of measurement that
settled what was the share" of commerce
'zkAat a city was entitled to, any more than
thshare of wealth that a man is entitled
the NS;ro;r;, II l,...~snusnasssans5asA asaas's
to. Inss s j. aas been talked of in
magnanimous way, and los-rolling rings il
the Legislature have attempted to set tn
towns of Virginia down to a table, Xix
DoNNETTI's monkeys, to feed on green cab
bage-very green-the master standing b,
with whip to check those greedy one
who ate too rapidly. In this old.fogy wa,
everything was scattered, nothing was con
centrated, and the outside competitors hav
taken us in detail. This is the fate o
"sharing."
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Tho proprietor trusts that bis remedies, from
the fact of being advertised, may not be
class.d % patent medicines.
FLUID EXTRACT OF BUCHU

"a a pharmaceutical preparation. Tho PROPER
name ,s given, and 1t is the most active w Gil
can be made; It Is endorsed ID cure oy IL
medical works for such diseases as recon-
mended by the proprietor. 1t is pleasant In LIZ
taste and odor, free from all Injurious proper
ties and Is taken by adults and children. II 10
tonic, diuretic, bloot-purifying, and inV'go-
rating. Eneeebled and delicate constitutions OF
both eexes will find It far more strengthening
th,n any OF the preparations Of bark or iron.
See medical properties contained In dispen-
aatory OF the United States, Of which the fol-
lowing is q correct copy:
BUcuu.-Its odor Is strong. difasiye, ana
somewhat aromatic; It's taste Is hi,terish and
analogous to that Of mint. It is given chiefly
In complaints OF the urinary organs, such as
gravel. chronic catarrh of thu bladder, morbid
irritation of the bladder snd uretha- diseases
Of the PROSTATE gland and retention or tho
,ncontinencs OF uriue from loss OF tone In
The parts concerned In its evacuation. 1t has also
been recommended in dyspepsia, chronic rheu-
matism. cutaneous affections, and dropsy.
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~ CARPETS! CARPETS !-BREE-
DEN & FOX $50 4ol Broad street, are now open
ing 9 very handsome assortment of CARPETS In
ali grades and ENTIRELY NEW DESIGNS, to
which they invite the attention OF buyers.
Sc l5-10t
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nY- SPECIAL NOTICE.-MR. JOHN
n. HUME has ceased to be agent for the VIR-
GINA GRANITE COMPANY from this day.
ALLISON WHITE.
President Virginia Granite Company.
RICHMOND, September IT, 1870. &c 1877"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-09-19

A bronze statue Of Abraham Lincoln
was inaugurated in Union Square, New
York, on Friday last, with appropriate
ceremonies.
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The latest from Mr.. WAsHBURNE is that
be is "disgusted with Secretary FISH" 1t
isquite probable that the "dsgust" be-
tween these gentlemen is mutual.
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ME- BREEDEN & FOX NO. 4O1 Broad
street. are now opening their early supplies of
FALL AND WINTER DRY GOODS.
l5--l0t
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-09-19

THE DASvILLE FAIR.-Tbis Fair comes of
on the 18th October. The Danville Times
is looking forward to n very interesting
meeting on the occasion. But it seems more
disposed to boast of the people who will be
present than the wheat and potatoes and
turnipS. We can bear testimony to the no.
bleness and beauty of the representatives
of the gentlcr sex who will be seen at the
next Fair. The men will do; but they can
take care of themselves. 1t is the dear gen.
tlewomen that the Dispatch admres. AT the
Fair before the last there We're some charm
ers from Rockingham and Guilford coun-
ties, North Carolina, who were decidedly
at premium. We suppose somebody is
married since then! What wretcheS some
men are They never want to see lovely
damsel married, and they announce the fact
with a melancholy tone that would equally
suit that fnality Of life "She's dead p
But we mean not to disparage Pittsylvania.
Henry, and Halifax, Virginia ; nor Caswell
and Person, North Carolina. There IS
beauty enough all through that country to
restore the sight to IN old mans eyes. oh,
dear valley of the Dan! There are, indeed,
few fair lands in the world that can compare
with thee in all that's lovely in human ma
ture, and all that's sweet and dear to me-
mory, in fair and fertile fields and gently
flowing waters.
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AIRS, PHILIP F. HOWARD, with COM
IY1 pctent assistants. Will open DAY-SCHOOL
FOR GIRLS in this city on the FIRST DAY OF
OCTOBER MKT. The usual branches OF an
English education Will b. taught. Snd also tie
Latin and French languages. Sneciol care WIZ
re taken that tn. instruction In French shall b"
accurate and thorough.
TERMS Moderate. But these and the location
Of the school will be made known more distinctly
hereafter selS-3t
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ElsUCA FHasNAA.

AHIsS ELIZA MEADE WISHES TO
IYa ENGAGE FEW PUPILS In the EnGiish
branches and Music for he ensuing session, CON-
mepcing the first MONDAY IL October. Apply
OF No. 6O6 sixth street, beyond Leigh.
60 ID MW&Gtd
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MET WHITE GOODS, WHITE GOODS.
Excellent CAMBRIA MUSLIN at CSC. per yard
worth $780,;
HAIR-CORD EAINSQ0K MUSLIN Mt Csc. per
ward would be cheap at Soc;
IIAIR-rORD CAMSRlC MUSLIN at 4oc. worth
75c. per yard;
CHECKED and STIPED EAINSOOKS at very
great bargains;
TUCKED SKIRTING at SOC. per yard worth 75c.;
TUCKED MUSLIN for waists at soc. per yard
worth 81;
sIIIRRED or PUFFED MUSLIN for waists at
Coo. worth !l25 per gard;
SWISS MUSLI&S at Is. 20, o5. 30, IS, 49, and soc.
per yard-also great bargains;
GARMENT DIVINITY. INDIA TWTLLED LONG
CLOTH, VICTORIA and BISHOP LAWN,
NAISSOUK and ORGANDY MUSL1Hs, ut
LEVY BROTHERS,
1913 apd i215 Main street.
COATs,s SPOOL COTTON, every No. from 8
to $50 at soc. per dozen : BALE COTTON at Sl.75c.
per bale or bundle of five pounds. au 80
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REFER J TO
CURE OF Kidney AND BLADDER AFEC-
TON OF A PATIENT sEVENTY-EIGHr
YEARS Of AGE-THAEkS TO
MR.. uELMBOLD.
GIRARD, PA, March 81, 1852.

GIRARD, PA, March ii, 1857.
Editor CosnsOpolne:
desire as an unsolicited tribute 10 the merits Of
Helmbolds Buchu, and for the benefit OF those
similarly afflicted as myself - say thai!aHer c"n-
sultiag r7iany eminent physicians ana trIlnk
nearly all the best advertised remedies In the vain
hope of finding relief from aggravating kidney
and bladder diseases, from which l have suffered
excessi 7ely for many years, good fortune finally
suggested to me Helmbold's Buchu, which COM
| menced using with little faith, and no apparent
beneficial results for about month. Al etHpi-
ration OF that time, however. thought COM
! menced to experience slight relief. which ercon-
RACED me to persevere in its use, and now, IL LIE
] expirat!ou of four months, although am an ~
firm old man, nearly seventy-eight years OF sse'
and con sequently medicines Cannot DC e1peceeGeo
fayorably effect G as they otherwise would
have found such unspeakable relief and pertns-
| nent benefit from Mr.. Hembold's valuable as
covery that feel ought publicly TO record the
fact. as an acknowledgment to him anda Valuable
suggestion TO the public.
| Yours, respectfully.
| u. 81. LARES.
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nCT THOSE PURE LINEN TABLE
CLOTHS, two yards long, at 81, worth $3.50, are
cheap. Everybody says so.
A large-sized HOAEY-COMB OR BRIDAL
QUILT, large enough for the largest bed, at $lso,
worth 81 SO, must be cheap, Us no one ever dis
puted II.
SHEETING at CSC. per yard.
LINEN SI1EETIGG, fuli two and half yarda
wide. at aoc.
PILLOW-CASE LINEN, forty inches wid", ut
soc. worth 75c., Mt LEVY BROTHERS..
A full supply OF COATS's SPOOL COTTON.
The trade supplied at New York prices. au 80
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MT HAMBURG II EDGINGS AND
IaSERTING9.-W have a full supply now on
hand, having made large additions to our stock.
All kinds Of CLUNY EuGINGS and INSERT
|INGS, VALENCIENNES EDG!NGS aud IN
SETTINGS, GUIPURE EDGISGS, BLACK
THREAD La CT, INFANTS FROCK WAISTS,
INFANTS EMBROIDERED DRESSES, at
LEVY BROTHERS,
1918 and 1915 Main street.
Every No. of COkT5'S spool COTTON from
8 to $50 ct soc. per dozen-the trade <fuppied a,
New York prices. AL 80