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EXECUTION OF A MURDERER IN New
BRuNswICK.-H. Johns, y. B., February
l5.-John 4. Munroe was hanged this
morning for the murder of Catharine Vail,
his mistress, and their child, in Septem Der
last. He left written confession of his
crime. The story is one of seduction and
it's usual result. A few years ago Munroc,
who is well-known architect Of st. Johns
and man Of family, became acquainted
with Miss Vail in Carleton, and had ruined
her, and she had borne child. In last
October she sold house which had been
left to her by her father, had disappeared
from Carleton, and since that time had not
been heard from. The remains of the
young woman and her child were found in
the woods near St. JOINTS some weeks after,
bearing traces of having been shot. = The
matter was traced up, with what result the
terrible finale shows. S." ..
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MOBILE, February l6.--The contest for
the mayoralty is still progressing. Mayor
Price holds bis seat, and he's no present
thought Of yielding the Office without a
struggle. The municipal buildings arc
guarded by a, half dozen or more police
men in Prices interest, and some forty or
more ON duty in the guard. Mayor Price
opened the court this morning half an heur
earlier than usual. Mayor Harrington
came into the courtroom ct 3 O'Clock, the
usual hour, and finding the bench occupied,
returned. In the mean time he teok pess
session Of the city clerks office and aigned
licenses. This will probably come up in
the MAYORS court tomorrow. it ID said
Harrington will call upon the military %
aid him.
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= VIRGINIA. NEWS 7
Letter from Prince Edward.
A. tt,s . t.,....,a yyss,,,s.,


S: FARav1LLE, Va, February I6, 1870.
The residence owned by Major Green, Of
Fauquier formerly DR.. Terry's), has been
bought by Brooklyn lady, and Q New
York gentleman has purchased location
for o mill and ten acres Of Colonel A. D.
Dickinson. Attractions will be presented
by the trustees of Hampden Sidney to in
iuce settlers to build at the very desirable
village around the College. And when the
direct line of railway from Lynchburg to
the Ohio uia Clifton Forge is completed
the Prince Edward villagers are confident
that the manifest destiny y of the South
side railroad is from Pamplin's to Burkyille
uia Hamden Sidney College direct.
Rev. 81. C. Alexander, D. D., is evidently
"the right man in the right place /" in his
recent accession to o theological professor
ship in Union Seminary in Prince Edward.
On Sunday last he delivered two very able
discourses in Farmville, which are repre-
scented as fully maintaining his high repu-
tation as preacher.
Mr.. N. F. Cabell, of Nelson, chairman Of
a committee to whom were referred the
county maps exhibited by Colonel Hotch.
kiss at the late State Fair, viii file his re-
port with the Executive Committee of the
Virginia Agricultural Society, recommend
ing to legislative and public favor these
maps. They would be very valuable now
in laying out the townships. Augusta
county map will soon 20 to press. 1t is to
be hoped, also, that public-spirited men Of
other counties will second Colonel Hotch-
kiss in bringing into use his valuable lahore
in collecting the materials for his maps.
There is demand of late for factories
in Farmville for reprizing tobacco. New
buyers have entered the field, and the weed
is looking up. H..
1t is rumored that the Rev. DR.. r. L.
Dabney is preparing a volume on " Sacred
Rhetoric" as textbook for young theo-
logians. RoLFE.
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ED OF THE DICKENs-BoLToN MURDER
TRlAL.-The trial of Colonel Thos. Dickens,
indicted for the murder of Wade II. Bolton,
in Memphis, last summer, terminated sa-
turlay evening in the criminal court, re-
sulting in the verdict of "not guilty.
This trial, which will rank in the future
among the causes celeJres of Tennessee,
commenced on the morning of the 18th of
January, and consequently has occupied
the attention Of the court twenty -seven
days. The fact that Bolton did not die toI
ten days after he was shot by Dickens, and
then, it is alleged, from pneumonia, was the
main point of the defence. Bolton, it will
lie remembered, just before dying, be.
qucathcd $4,000 to the widow Of Stonewall
jackson.
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HoMIcIpE on THE MISSISSIPPI. Monroe,
L., February l5.-General St. John Lid
dell, of Catahoula parish, was killed on the
steamer st. Mary's, near this place, yes
terday, while eating dinner. The captain
of the St. Mary's says the party killing
him consisted of Colonel Charles Jones and
his two sons, who came ON the boat at
Jones's place, five miles below Liddell's.
The immediate cause OF the homicide orisi-
mated in some transaction out of which
grew the killing of John Nixon, Jr., OF the
Boston Club House, at New Orleans, some
weeks ago.
\ bill has been introduced in the Legis-
lature appropriating q million and hall
of dollars to the first railroad company from
New Orleans to Texas.
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Election of Georgia United State.
senntors-M essase from the So

Election oE Georgia United States
scuntors-M ssage from the So
vernon.
ArLAsrA, GA, February l6.-At the
election for United States senators yester-
day the vote stood as follows
Senate: For Blodgett for term cohlt1en-
cling March 1871, 81 votes; present and not
voting, 7. Farrcw for the term ending
1873, 20 votes present and not voting, H..
Whitley for the term ending 1871, 70 votes /;
present and not yoting,9.
In the House Blodgett got 81 votes (35
not votiug), Farrow 70 40 not yoting), and
Whitley 81 (37 not voting). ,
The Democrats made no nominations, and
generally abstained from voting, preferrlngy
to rely on the admission Of Messrs. Hill
ard Miller. The Republican candidates
received nearly two-thirds of those present.
The result was formally announced to-day.
Colonel Farrow is native Of South Caro-
lima, and now Attorney-General OF Georgia.
He is a graduate of the University OF Vlr-
cinia, and is Union man.
Major r. H. Whitley is Solicitor-Gene'
raj for the Inferior Court, and was mem
Der of the Constitutional Convention.
Governor Bullock sent message to the
Legislature arguing that the ordinary laws
passed by the late Legislature are not rem.
dered invalid by the act Of Congress OF
December 22d, and that all contracts en-
tered into by the State and corporations are
legal. He closes as follows:
The impression sought to be created thai
"loyal" laws are invalidated, State bonds
rcpudiated, and corporations organized upoI
the basis of the late Legislature, are with
out legal foundation, is entirely groundleess
and only created for the purpose OF mis-
leading the public mind and defeating tn
full effect, intent, and purpose Of the recon
struction acts. Argument upon this pom
seems to be superhueus in the face OF tn
material fact that our bonds are salea bic a
higher rate than those Of any seathsr
State, and the bonds of our railroads whie
have been endorsed under the authority :
the Legislature of 1868 are selling al 'ae'
full value.
The Legislature adjourned until ssrsFss'S's
row. Senator Blodgett wrote sae covers
this evening asking him t. wstaaeaa n
certificate Of election until be {SlaseS'
shall have been triumphantly acquitted
crimes for which he has been indicted b
political opponents, who now confess ths
it was done to destroy mis- political init
ence. He says he will not acceT the cel
tifcato until this has been done.
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The lettcr-carriers in all the cities gene
rally testify to tho declining interest in st.
Valentines Day as compared with former
years. There were some additions to their
ordinary deliveries on Monday, it is true,
but they soy the sort of people engaging in
the business can hardly be said to belong,
in any sense, to what the late N. P. Willis
used to call "our best society" There was
10 occasion to put on IN extra force of post
men anywhere.
The, store of Cooper & conard, corner Of
Ninth and Market streets, Philadelphia,
was entered On Monday night by burglars,
and robbed Of 1900 yards Of silk, valued OF
about $4,000.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
New York Stock and Money Market

NEW YORK, February le-Eoon.-Stocks strong.
Money easv at spa per cent Sterling Exchange
Long, 1927 short, 1925! Gold, 1loa s-2os, 90, cou-
pons lis. Tennessee G's-Ex-coupons; 55i: new,
doi. Virginia e's-Ex-coupons e. ; new, esq. LOU
isiana es-0ld 70; new, 49,; leTcc 6's, 10; Ss, 81:
Alabama S. o.; SIS $751; Georgia e., 81; rs, g.:
N0ath Carolina 6's--'ld 4ss; new, 263. South
Carolina e's-Old. 81: new, sig.
Ercning.-Money easy at sGd per cent. ster-
ling, lOsl@lo9. Gold dull at 1le6Gllai. Govern
ments steady. Southern securities heavy. Ten
nessce e's lower, and the balance OF the southern
r+ In
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ARREST OF AN ALLEGED MAIL ROBBER.-
Chicago, February l5.-William Jones, the
driver Of q wagon which takes the mails
from the Chicago post-offce to the Rock
Island Railroad depot, has been arrested,
charged with robbing the mails of over
100000 in drafts. His habit has been
for a long time, in connection with accom-
plices, to drive to nm out Of the way street,
then cut open the bags and abstract large
numbers of letters containing drafts there
from. 1t is not known that he has ever
taken money.
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TEXAS PoL1r1cs.-Austin, February Is.
The senatorial election will occur on the
22d instant. The fifteenth amendment has
been adopted. The fourteenth amendment
has passed the House. The president of
the Senate has been declared ineligible by
General Reynolds ind tnEeated: Potato
and Audelam, Conservatives; were unseated
and Radicals seated: -a
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A FGNANCIAL l>NoCENr.-The United
States Treasury on Monday received by
mail Il request from Western Virginia
farmer for s., 000 in bonds TO liquidate his
debts. He claimed that the cost of print
ing the bonds did not amount to much, and
their reputcd value would enable him to
retain his property, us he could use them
among the money-lenders at their market
price. The Treasurer responded that the
Government had mol ms vet become so gene
lous as to issue bonds without receiving an
equivalent in legal-tcnders.
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PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL RA1tHokD.-
= Philadelphia, February 15.-At the an
nual meeting of the Pennsylvania Central
railroad to-day q report was submitted
showing the gross earnings of the road to
he seventeen tailiidns ard q quarter leav-
ing the net earnings at s5.047 600 exceed
ing those Of 1868 by sI7,3l4.
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PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE AND THE
ScH6ErpE CAsE:-Harrisburg; February
l5.--The Senate debated the bill allowing
writs of error to the Supreme Court in
criminal cases, and finally passed the bill
over the veto by a vote of % to 5. This
bill was intended to govern the Schoeppe
case.
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FOREIGN ,Iarket.-rBy TELEGRAPH.

Foreign nIarkets-[By TELEGRAPH.
LONDON, February 1s- Eoon.-ConsOls, e2s.
United States bonds, SO. Turpeutine, sos.od.
PARIS, February 1a-Bourse opened firm
rcntca, 73f. 30c.
HAyRE, February 1o-Cotton opened quiet,
LIVERPOOL February Is-E0on.-Cott0n quiet.
uplands II6M1l5d. Orleans, fls@ Ilid.: estimated
sales, i0, 900 bales. Lard fat. Pork 1af. Bacon
Sis.
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LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
Special kilograms to the Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, February l6, 1870.
The Georgia Case.

Enc QSeOFt3 aN estScs
The Georgia case was considered by the
Senate Judiciary Committee to-day. The
action of the Legislature yesterday in cleo
ting United States senators will serve to
complicate the discussion. The senators
elected over year ago (Messrs. Hill and
Miller) are here demanding that they be
seated upon the ground that they were duly
and legally elected before the expulsion OF
tho negro members of the Legislature.
The new senators elected yesterday are ex-
pected here on Friday, and they will also
demand seats in the Senate. .-.
The Georgia cuse as now presented is an
entirely new one, and will give rise to con-
siderable discussion in the Senate.
Alaska.
General Ira, who is really IN assistant
paymaster in the army, to whom months
leave of absence was given, and who comes
here heralded as the delegate elect from
Alaska, has been before the Military Com
mittee voluntarily to give his opinion OF
the army bill, and was before the House
Territorial Committee yesterday, and was
to-day before the Senate Committee on Ter
ritores to induce Congress to establish a
territoralo Government in Alaska ovor q
population in all numbering less than 500
scattered wide apart.
The House committee was not convinced,
but reported to-day adversely, and in the
Senate committee like result will follow
It turns out that General Ira has not been
within two thousand miles of the islands Of
St. Paul and St. George, where the fur seal
is caught, and yet he attempts to describe
the condition of affairs there, and sough,
to advise Secretary Boutwell, to dispose OF
the fur seal bushes, but Mr.. Boutwell, ut
terly refused to adopt any of his suggestions
There are several reports in the hands Of
committees in Congress prepared by per-
sons who have actually visited the islands
and know whereof they speak. Whatever
legislation may be had will be based upon
these reports, and the recommendation Of
Secretary Boutwell, is under consideration
by the committee to levy tax upon the fur
seal business, and thus derive large reve-
nue. to the Government, and, in addition, to
compel those who may carry on the bust
ness to make provision for the protection,
education, etc., of the inhabitants Of
Alaska. Some such plan will probably be
adopted. -
Judge Busted.
The House Judiciary Committee to-day
instructed their chairman to report that
there is no evidence before them to war
rant the impeachment Of Judge Busted, OF
Alabama. The minority (she Democratic
members Of the committee) do not quite
agree with the majority, but do not pro-
pose to make minority report.
Rank Of Lower Grade Naval Officers
The House Naval Committee consideret
the question Of fixing the rank Of the lower
grade of naval officers, and expect to repor
bill next week.
.nsE Money.Order Agencies.
The proposition to establish money-orde'
agencies in the principal cities, with th'
| view of bringing the money order system
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-. ~ sIff,s FRANCE &. @ zs5
!, PARIS, February I6.-The Prince Impe-
rial went skating this morning. The En-
peror was with the party but the Empress
Is detained at home, being quite I'LL.
All the papersthi morning speak OF tho
message OF the King Of Prussia 40 mena-
chg. ii .aE ~.
3 nj. Olivier concluded q speech in the
Corps Legislatif last night by saying -:
- rThe, Government viii persistin its hbe-
raj course, but will resist dangerous sgita-
ton in the streets erin thepress.
The Continental banks generally are re-
ducing their rates of interest.
S.- SPAIN.
MADRID, February 16.-General Prin
assures the Cortes that the visit OF tue
Duke de Montpensier is not politicaf.
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Vrn"lEIA.-.it Beech Springs. Lee coun-
ty, Joseph i. Bundy is appointed postmas-
ter rice Abraham WLisman. At Princess
Anne Courthouse. Princess Anne county,
Boston Erow': is appointed postmaster rice
\. ". Browne, deceased.
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The NEGRO ExopUs.-One hundred and
twenty more negroes left here on the Ten
nessee cars for the South yesterday after
noon.-Lmchburg Neaos.
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Financial and Commercial
Grain and Flour Market.
~, CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGED
RICHMOND. VA, February IL, 1870.
--- .NERERIE4R.
OFFERINGS,

Whedl--white. s44 bushels. Red, eto bushels.
/. Corn.-White, 1,22s bushels. Yellow, q bushels.
Mixed. 24 bushels.
Odts.-2 4o4 bushels.
RVe.-2s bushels. ~ --. .,~
Kedf.-13s bushels. = 5s3s''''t
Be11ss.--2o bushels ! ua
SAILS. .s. 49,.
Wheat.-Wbite, % bushels good at 9LS23; seo
bushels very good on private terms LIZ bushels
It sls5: 2s6 bushels very good Mt s.ds 50 bushels
at Sl.375; 50 bushels ut Sl.do- total 1856 bushels
Red LOO bushels at 81 is 90 bushels good on pri.
vate terms l2tbushels inferior at 81 10 10
20 bushels foul at sf.773-total. Sea bushels.
Corn.-Wblte, :ss bushels prime ut osc. %
bushels damp ON private FERNS !; 800 bushels very
good at 95r.-totaL, 668 bushels.
' Oats.-soo bushels musty at e2Sc.; IL bushels
very good at soc. :, $50 bushels fair on private
terms 1856 bushels at 61c.-tota1, ss4 Bushels.
< Meat.--a4 bushels very coarse at ssc.
r.. .. s. RE-ExHIBITED.
Wheat.-.Whitc. 81 bushels. Red. Ia bushels.
Cor1,.- White. ds2 bushels. Mixed, III bushels.
h Onts.-L l3S bushels.
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Arrival or q steamer.

/, sAvASNAa, GA, February ls.-Arr5Fed,
United States steamer EndeaYor, Florida.
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LIABLE To TAX.-The Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue has decided that the earn
ings of building and similar associations
are taxable as incomes to the amount of five
per cent, and urges esscssors to enforce
the law strictly.
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TlInAsSS ~ Benst0R Hrllnek
lCne a f February is. -Dispste h.a from
Senator Grimes indicate that he viii not
survive his journey from Europe.
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yesterday, but WAS compelled to leave this
morning for home on account of sickness
in his family. This completes the board OF
trustees. Hon. Robert c. Winthrop an
nounced in few brief and appropriate
words the demise of the donor of the fund
Of which the board were trustees, and q
committee was selected to draft memorial
resolutions. This was soon accomplished,
and after tho reading of the resolu-
tions remarks were made by Mr.. Win
throp, Governor Graham, Mr.. Evarts, and
President Grant, and, upon motion of Adj
miral Farragut, tho board adjourned until
to morrow. DR.. Sears, the general agent
of the trustees will present his report Of
the work done for the past six months, tho
number of school-houses erected, the in
crease of scholars, the distribution Of the
funds, and the general advanced prosperity
of the objects sought by the great philan-
thropist will be shown 10 be gratifying
success. After the session tomorrow the
Board will adjourn until the second week
in August next. Some of the ladies of the
families OF the distinguished gentlemen
named above are here with them, and the
large private dining-room of the Arlington
presented gay scene this evening with the
presence of this company. Mr. Russell
Peabody and others of the trustees will
leave for Baltimore tomorrow afternoon
to hear Hon. s. Teakle Wallis's euiogy on
the late George Peabody.
Farragut and the Peabody Funeral.
Admiral Farragut complains bitterly OF
bad treatment received at the hands of the
Navy Department. Among other things,
that he gave the names of the officers he
desired for his staff at the Peabody tune-
, 1870-01-16

vazhs nuss becysposated II Gmoke, ard wnea
sse psad tho vaxef, ehr eaid pleasantly. tost mo
tn1nfd t1er Eold into erroke, but Rate1sa vrs Iaa
mrs vbo had turned his q noke toio Ro1d-
hi snx.a q as and aass g IL
slndy, ~ he Wa inteaty engaged st hl1 boot,
eunokitK . pteo ol toeaoco. Tho fel!or uas 20
mouth that bo ,hreT ths ia into lis isoo Ia osdaf
TO exttnauish tho ffe. and rsn down -statra a.at,
lcg tue lsntiy aud c1JlnR out TINT his mRlter W1s
en, o. 9Is - noa: besose tasJ eoala ges up wold 30
1ce1tsiaiy." ssys canden, q nom thai nme
fofNzd y besan 70 gov 1n Ersst request and 70
e 81 All, a =
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l6sA iopad II in Canada. snd thus dtscr1hds It.
-ssmmer they msfe g1eat pio1tuon fm III tns
ase H. AID n;at see1 esse d to 6e ~ dfred I q tss
ntiln beast's hl1r. Ezde tks f1stle bsE. Win 4
hoilo. ptece Of ssone OF WOOD, nte pipe; 1heu
they please thsy nate powder q i aua pas i T.
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they fIu reen bodies full Of snoko. t!ll tdas n
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Ia 1908, apc hozter, IN his:aecoont Of WoInonshs
voyske 10 Ner Enaland 10 164a. both speak o. IL
Ibis Case it VA Lot bnoklog, or chewing, OF
aanf0nR. hat dnnHng: they gsTe ~ slao.
azJg HftretoD, t"nf theIf tooaccot Whtc1 they
drink GIenu, hut dried with 20 vder, very BtrouR
md pleasant !" Te drank OF ,hetr excellent 70.
baceo," wr1tez Rosier, "as much u 80 would
With them. but We saw not sny great quantity to
tuck for, and 1t seemed they had not much lefs Of
old. fer they spend great Quantity yearly By she!i
cpptlnued drtufIDG!" 7r-..
Lane louno It among The rirK.ntans. HaWtana
among tue FonoAnF. and the Bpauiards among
tho Me1ie1nr. "wbtfe the natives took II, moi
only In smoke at Tho mouth. but also IN knuf q,
the nose; and 1t was suou luxury With them
that tie Lrrts Of MEXICO composed tnemselvet
awas probably given 1t By the Spaniardk, before
this time from she Isle OF Tobago, one OF ttt
C1I1bbea, where IL WaS produced IN abundance