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HoAT CrsAT.---A canal-boat, which was
being loaded with rail iron, was upset yes
to-day afternoon in the basin. 1t is re-
ported that n sharp-cut, clcan-riGgcd craft
vas the cause of the upset. Il was passing
hy at the rate Of twelve krots when the pi
lot on board the craft that was upset hailed
her with. "Nccr u little to the larboald
with your jibboom stem, there. DON'T bear
down Oh ~ 50 with your main mi1zcn top
s4u." This was not needed, hut the ma n
fore-Qua,tcr of the leithand poop ;. the
lower lcck WAS torn Oft and the |,st unset.
Fortunately, the waves were no. rolling high
at the time or serious dsa ser might have
occurred.
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TOHN LATOUCHE,
- MERCHANT TAILOR,
No. EXCHANGE BLOCK, FOURTEENTH STREET.
The subscriber calls attention to his SPRING
SELECTIONS with considerable confidence, as
the stock Is well assorted and comprises all the
various styles produced for the season.
The fabrics have all ueen tested both as to
strength and color so that can guarantee them
perfect aud therefore offer points Of advantage
this spring
FABRICS FROM THE BEST
MANUFACTURERS,
and the goods purchased at lowest GOLD RATES.
Gail, examine, and order. The goods shall be
made up In the most approved style anil durable
manner. JOHN LATOECHE.
Mr.. WILLIAM BEERS would be glad 10 see his
Friends and recommends sir. Latuuche and his
stock. NH l7-Im
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PosT-OFFIcE, RICHMOND, VA.

BUY YOUR CLOTHING from E. B. SPENCE 3
Son, merchant tailors, 1900 Main street.
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Observation-Disclosures Walker has
made the following additional appoint
ments
Justices for Rappahannock county,
John G. Lane, John S. Browning, A. W.
Dearing, B. J. Holland, r. E. Miller, D. H.
Spilman, B. II. Duncan, and D. W. Bolts.
Justices for Warren county.-R. D..
Funkheuser, D. c. Hall, Charles Marshall,
NJ. 7. Fristoe, George Macatee, j. M. King,
J. W. Kendrick, D. Cone, j. E. Mckay,
Thomas Garrison, James K. Marshall, j.
S. Timberlake, and 7. X. Conrad. Also, c.
\. Brown constable for same county.
Justices for Giles county.-W. II. H.
Brown, David A. French, John c. Snidow,
and &. W. Hines. Also, james ". Wingo
constable for same county.
Commissions were issued to Alexander
Mahood, Esq, as judge of the fourteenth
circuit, and Captain John H. Fulton, Of
Wythe, as judge of the fifteenth circuit.
W. II. Melick was appointed o commits
sioner of deeds for Virginia, to reside in
New York.
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BANK STATEMENTS.

pEPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
AZ THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF RICH
aOND, VIRGINIA, ut closed business. 2lh
March, 1870:
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Call at 1900 Main street for Walking g-Canes and
Umbrellas.
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THEAGEE.-ln sp..tc of the bad weather
there have been really good audiences
at the Thea..re to witness the spectacle
Of the fair One with Golden Locks :;
or, Hn.iequin llumpty Dumpty." Of the
pee there is but littie worthy of criticism.
1t commences with Il commonplace fairy
:ale spectacle, and by al easy transition
ends with very amusing and wcll-acted
pantomimc OF Mrs. Oates we have but to
repeat our praise of her versatility and
brilliant talents. She is decidedly one of
the most charming little actresses on the
stage. Mrs. Hayden, her sister, is always
well up in her parts, but her only fault is
exactly the opposite Of that Of Mrs.
Oates. The latter is ovcrfowiug with
spirits, at times little too vivacious,
while the former is nj times lack
ing Of the required animation. Miss Gil
lncr is pretty actress, always III place, and
never found wanting in her roLsS. Mr..
thN;tcryOn is spirited young actor, who
would sing very well but for an obstruction
IL the throat, which gives his voice decl-
dedly gutteral tone. Mr.. Hernandez is one
Of the funniest pautomimists we have ever
seen, and his tricks are as good as any that
can be performed anywhere. The perform
aHCe ldhl evening was IOF WHiie IatHei
slow, but what followed fully made up for
IL; and there were but few present who
went away dissatisfied or out Of humor.
Tonight, the lag. of Mrs. Oates's engage
meut here, will be performed the Fair
One with Golden Locks &c.
NAYoR's COURT, FKIDAy--Ndyor Ely
>on presidi,tg.-HiB Honor disposed of the
following cases
The continued case Of Edward Thompson,
charged with assaulting and beating Samuel
Martin, small negro boy, was dismissed.
Franz Lange, charged with assaultiilg and
beating J. T. Whitman, also continued
case. No evidence appearing the case was
dismissed
Peter Gibbs mot our sewing machine
fricnd), drunk and sor derly in the street
aHd resisting the police while in the dis
charge of his duty. Gibbs il a citizen of
Petersburg, AMI the Mayor discharged him |
Oh his promise 10 return home at once,
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Call at 1900 Main street.
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All the new style Neck-Ties at 1900 Main street
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y
The FIRST OF ApRIL-TuE RABBlT-SLIP-
PISG.-A variety Of circumstances con-
spired against the success of the "rabbit-
slippipg" to have come off on yesterday
morning on the Square. In the first place
it was the first of April and in the second
it was a rainy day and lastly, by some
mistake or other, two sick-looking cats were
started for the ground. They were safe in
bag On the shoulders Of freedman, and
would have been run, but that their new
ing and purring betrayed their felinity.
About half dozen purps were quartered
in the ne;ghborhood, and small groups of
spectators gathered in the neighborhOod of
the square. One old gentleman waited
until after II o'clock, and when he espied
the darkey with the cats in a bag, he said,
" Look a here, bin waiting here for hour
and IL half to see them hars run. Why in
the devil don't you turn 'em aloosc." " Ha
la boss was the reply, Il amt gwine
run desc hars to-day, cause tits raining too
much case dey might catch cole, and eff
dee don't catch cole de dogs whar runs after
| 'em will" The old man left.
The rabbit-slipping is indefinitely post
poncd.
4 great many tricks were played upon
the unsuspectiug, but the weather being
go bad, most of them were confined to inn
doors. Many members of the Legislature
were inyeigled into taking James river
toddy, composed of ninety parts of pure wa
ter and ten parts of New Orleans molasses.
Had the day not been so bad, however, this
would not have been the case, for our Le-
gislature is an uncommonly sober body, and
never drink except when the rigors of the
weather render it necessary.
A wretch who knows no pity for friend
less orphan imposed upon US specimen of
eight-cent sugar, which turned out to be
first-class salt, colored with molasses. Viii
leyun may you live yet to have your cof-
fee sweetened with it.
The usual number of tricks were played
during the day, but the most atrocious at
tempt we heard of was that of the man who
was going about trying to persuade people
to think that he could drink ad libitum
without getting drunk or hurting himself
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MEDICAL CARD.-Dr. G. W. WEST
Hl has removed his office to the corner or sixth
aud Broad streets, over L, Waguer's arug stole
Entrance on Sixth street, ep2
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-11-11
TRUE F11Rrs AND FALSE.

The Home journal thus defends
hirting-quite successfully, provided
its definition is accepted. Some would
say that the writer's true" flirting Is
misnamed:
When a clown follows the wih-of-
the-wisp to his discontinue, we blame
the foolish man, and not the misgui-
ded light. And so, if men will be so
vain and unthinking as to imagine that
every pleasant beauty adores them be-
cause she does not snub them, and
designs to marry them because she
vuuchsafes to chat, whose fault is 1t
when the presumptuous lover Is in
formed with cold politeness that his
position is that of a friend onlyY The
real mistake consists in concelvlng
nothing between the sexes but love,
PEOPLE rush into the error that a Wo-
man must either be diseourteous to a
man or in love with him; the possibility
of her entertaining proper and
healthy friendship for fifty of the opl-
posite sex never seems to strike the
world. Now the so-called firt Is emil
nently free from all the charges that
are usually alleged against her. She
is omen and undisguised. Her atfabl-
itv is known and commented on from
the fact that she converses without
hesitation, laughs without constraint ;
she wears her heart upon her sleeve;
there is no concealment, no attempt at
reservation, no atfectation OF reserve.
The really designing woman is Of an
other cast. Her plots are darkly laid
and darkly carried out, Her demeanor
staid, her style irreproaohable'
"she gives a side glance and looks down
She encourages, not with the open in
vitstion Of an assault, but With the the
covert co.Tsrt affeotatiOn Of a retreat. She
SeoJs IUDIsS on quietly, but without appear
I inq 10 do so, and the world is kept in
Ignorance of her plans till her discre-
ton is rewarded and a prize secured
So anglers catch fish-quietly, con-
cealed, cautiously, But he who chat
ters on the bank, haunts his rod and
line, and hutters his brilliant hues,
fails if he thinks to net.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-11-11
HOW DREAMS ARE CAUSED.

In order to prove that almost any
dream can, with tolerabie certainty,
be excited by special classes of stimu-
lants, NJ. Maury caused a series of ex-
periments to be performed on himself
when asleep, which afforded very sat
isfactory results.
First xperiment-He caused himself
to be tickled with a feather on the lips
and on the inside of the nostrils. He
dreamed that he was subjected to a
horrible punishment. A mask of pitch
was applied to his face, and then torn
roughly off, taking with it the skin of
the lips, nose and face.
Second experimental pair of tWeez-
ers was held little distance from his
ear, and struck with a pair of scissors.
He dreamed that he heard the ringing
of bells. This was soon converted in
to the tocsin, and this suggested the
days of June, 1848.
Third experiment-A bottle of eau
de cologne was held to his nose. He
dreamed that he was in a perfumer's
shop. This excited visions of the East,
and dreamed that he was in Cairo, in
the shop of Jean Marie Farina. Many
surprising adventures occurred to him
there, the details of which were for
gotten.
Fourth Experimental burning Iu-
cifer match was held close to his nos
trils. He dreamed that he was at sea
(the wind was blowing in through the
WindoWs), and that the magazine in
the vessel blew up.
Fifth experiment-He was slightly
pinched On the nape of the neck. And
he dreamed that a blister was applied.
And this recalled the recollection of a
physician that had treated him in his
infancy.
Sixth experimental piece of red
hot iron was held close enough to him
to communicate a slight sensation of
a oI
got into the house, and were forcing
the inmates, by putting their feet into
the fire, to reveal where their money
was. The idea of the robber suggest
ed that Nine. d'Abrantes, who, he sup
posed, had taken him for her secreta-
ry, and in whose memoirs he had read
some account of bandits.
Seventh eXperiment-The word par
ogfGg0ranl3gS was pronounced in his ear.
He understood nothing, and awoke with
the recollection of a very vague dream.
The word nIdnldqI was next used many
times. He dreamed of different sub
jects, but heard a sound like the hum
ming of bees. Several days after, the
experiment was repeated with the
words AzoT, Castor, LeOnOTe. On
awakening, he recollected that he had
heard the last two words, ana had at
tributed them to one of the persons
who had conversed with him in his
dream.
Eighth experiment-A drop of water
was allowed to fall on his forehead
He dreamed that he was in Italy that
he was very warm, and that he was
drinking the wine of OrYieto.
Ninth xperiment-A light sur
rounded by piece of red paper, was
repeatedly placed before his eyes. He
dreamed of a tempest and lightning,
which suggested the remembrance of a
storm he had encountered in the Eng
lish Channel, in going from Merlix to
Havre.
These observations are very instruc-
tive, inasmuch as they show conclu-
sively that one very important class of
our dreams is due to our bodily sensa-
tions.-O7lce q Week.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-11-11
FAM WEATHER AND FOUL.


Speak naught, move not, but listen, the
sky is full Of gold;
No ripple on the river, no stir in field OF
fold ;
All CLEANS but naught doth glisten, save
the far on unseen sea.
Forget days past, heartbroken. put ali thy
No gFie[ On tie he green hillside, no pity in
Joy that may notbe spoken fills mead and
flower and tree.
Look not, they viii not heed the; speak
not, they will not hear;
Pray not. they have no bounty; curse not,
Cover down, they viii not heed thee; long
lived the world shall be-
Hang down thine head and hearken, for
the bright eve mocks thee still;
Night tripPeth on the twill ght, bat the
summer hath no viii
For woes OF thine to darken, and the moon
hath LEFT the sea.
Hope not to tell thy story in the rest of
gray-eyed morn,
In the dawn grown gray and rainy, for the
Jnrush, ere day IS born,
shall be singing to the glory of the day-star
mocking thee
Be silent, worn, and weary tn this tyran-
For the summer joy shall darken, and the
wind wall low at last,
And the drifting rack, and dreary, shall be
kind to hear and see.
Thou shalt remember sorrow, thou shalt
tell all thy tale
~ hen the rain fills up the valley and the
trees amid their wall
Think far hey Ond tomorrow. and the sun
that yet shall be.
Hillside and vineyard hidden, and the riv-
errunning rough,
Toward the flood tha6meets the NOrtbIaufs
shall be rest for thee enough.
For thy tears to fail unbidden, for thy mem
ory to go free.
Rest then, when all means round thee, and
no fair sunlitten lie
Maketh light of sorrow underneath a bra
zen sky
And tuneful woe hath found thee, over
land and over sea.
-Serf5ne1.'s Monthly.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-11-11

together as she related the sad story.
could tear my hair out by the
roots when I think of my mad, selfish
folly ~ she cried.
Moses Jefferson looked gravely at
his daughter who had stood listening
in perfect silence.
''Take your mother into the house,
my dear, - he said. s'I'll go over and
see Hugh Darwin about this business. y
Half an hour later, as Mrs. Jefferson
sat by the kitchen fire, still wringing g
her hands and bemoaning herself No
ses walked in, escorting a figure in a
long-skirted coat, with a NANCY fur
cap tilted over its eyes, and its mouth
tied up in red cotton pocket-hand-
kerchief.
t'Why, it's the ragman - she ejacula-
ted, springing to her feet with a little
And all of a sudden the disguises
dropped OF, and Hugh Darwin stood
laughing before her.
No, it amt the ragman, Mrs. Jeffer-
son, it's me!'' he cried jovially. t'Aga-
ina and we thought 1t was a shame
to sell the poor old mans boarded pa
pers, and he dyin' by inches, so turn
ed ragman with Squire Jones's hand
barrow and the sleigh bells, and
bought 'em myself, and they're all safe
In the garret chamber over home.2'
"And the money ?" gasped Mrs. JEFF
ferson.
''The moneys all there-seven hun
dred dollars" chimed in honest Moses,
who stood by, beaming with satisfac-
ton. 'tAnd our little Aggie can get
married now whenever she likes. Hey,
mother! we Outwitted you arter all,
didn't we ~
ST never was so thankful for anv
thing in all my born days ~ CALCULATED
Mrs. Jefferson, clasping her hands and
sinking back into the cushioned rocker.
Uncle Philemon died very peacefully
that same night in fact, he never en-
tirely Wakened from the sleep into
which he had fallen when Mrs. Jeffer-
son sat by his side; and consequently
he never knew that his beloved treas
ures, with their precious inclosure of
bank-bills, had been bought and sold.
A plain white head-stone CLEANS
above his last resting-place now. Hugh
and Agatha Darwin are keeping house,
as happy as any crowned king and
queen, albeit their palace is nothing
but little brown cottage under the
hill. and their royal robes are but of
calico and hodden-gray. And Mrs.
Jefferson, the domestic autocrat, is
forced to admit that just once in her
life she was Wrong.-HdTpeT' Bazdr.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-11-11
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.


The grand crisis in the history of
China has arrived. The knowledge
of the murderous outrages which have
been just perpetrated on the French
Christians in Pekin and Tientsin has
set the outside world to thinking.
Americans, French, Spanish and En-
glish interests are alarmed. The great
commercial powers of the world can
not go back to the situation which pre-
vailed at the period of the first Anglo
Chinese opium war. They must 90
forward they must evaDgelize. The
United States will play an important
part, no doubt, In the work. We are
happy to learn from our special letters
that the war ship Colorado has been
despatched from Hong Kong north
ward on a mission connected with the
Christian investigation of the circum-
stances connected with the late mur-
ders, 1t is a duty worthy our free flag.
The foreigners who are still residents
in China are deeply alarmed. In truth
they are in danger. The natives re-
main stubborn, fanatic, exclusive and
truculent. The Pekin Government is
equiyocating. A general massacre Of
the Christians may ensue, and 1t be-
hooves Christendom to prepare against
such terrible catastrophe at this hour
Of the worlds enlightenment. 1t IS,
as we have said, the crisis of the his
tory of China. Il may become a glo-
rious era in the annals of Christianity
N y Herald.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-11-11
ART IN LAz1NEss.

We are convinced that some forms
of laziness rise to the dignity of an art,
and that the exercise of it, in its high
est forms, requires no small amount
of skill and Of experience. We have
had one expert in this business under
our eye for several days. Long, lean,
with plausible manner, he takes
hold of work in a way that assures
you that you have a valuable assist
ant. He is voluble, and on no topic
more than upon thoroughness and eff
ceiency. For quite period you take
him at his word, Only by degrees and
dimly does subtle feeling steal in on
you that he is Sinking work. At the
w1ndlass, In digging a well, you begin
to notice that the work is done almost
wholly by the man at the other end
In lifting stone, with all the air of
great exertion, you will, on close in
spection, see that he hardly strains a
muscle, leaving nine-tenths of the
burden to his luckless mate. In the
regular work of pick, spade and wheel
barrow, the devices for Striking are
infinite. He is continually thirsty,
and stops to drink, He first perceives
that the water is out, and volunteers
to go to the well. The jug or bucket
needs washing. There are specks on
the surface of the water requiring
careful removal. When at length
he gets back, the receptacle must be
placed in the shade, propped up care
fully Ond covered, and sometimes it
has to be fixed twice before it is salts
factory. Then he surveys the trench
and takes time to consider how best to
''put in his licks." But, after a dozen
blows he must spit on his hands, and
that is to be done deliberately, his
spade leaning against his person, that
he may carefully rub the moisture oV-
er his palms with a motion as careful
as if he were preparing an engraven
plate for a proof impression. Again
he beStows a few moments attention
to the work, but just then a button
gives away. After little I perceive
that his buttons have all been put
on for the purpose of coming off, and
that they furnish a NUM- ber ofintervals.
I now understand why braces are call
ed suspenders-on account of the sus-
pension ofwork required to keep them
in order.-He71Ty Ward Beecher.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-11-11
THE TOY BUSINESS.

The extent of the foreign branch of
this trade is almost incredible, eonsld-
ering the amount of purely American
articles which are invented and paten-
ted every year, and from which really
large fortunes are made, The amount
of amusement which we are obliged to
import may be judged from the fact
that one concern in this city alone
imports about S1,000,000 worth each
year, and the business is constantly in
creasiDg. This year there Will be
scarcity of imported toys of all classes,
as the nations at war are the greatest
producers, except Switzerland, which
country gives us the larger portion Of
the carved goods in the market. Furth,
in Bavaria. is the lagest manufacturing
city on the Continent in china toys
and fancy painted articles Of the VaTi-
Gus kinds; grotesque masks and me-
chanical toys are sent here from France
not because they are manufactured
there, but that they come into the
country subject to a very small duty,
or are smuggled In parts and put to-
gether In some Of the smaller cities
and exported duty free. so that the
French nation can compete with Ger
many in its own productions. Since
the breaking out of the war in Europe,
American manufacturers have COM
menced to make many kinds of toys
in imitation Of the German goods, and
have been very successful, and from
present appearances will have to sup
ply our market with almost everything
of this kind required for the business
Of the holidays.
Some idea can be formed of this bussi-
ness when it is understood that Furth,
which has population of about $4,000,
is supported by this business of man
toys almost entirely, and
the same can be said Of several cities
in the small German States; and the
United States is the largest consumer.
Toys in themselves are very small
item, but support a large number Of
persons in the manufacture and sale.
-TNew York Commercial Bullatin.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-11-11
a AvrcnRoY,s ASSASSINATION.

The A01zH China Herald gives the
following account of the assassination
of the Viceroy of Pekin, Ma:
It appears that relation of Ma,
either by blood or adoption, was in
poor circumstances at Shantung, and
according to common usage, resolved
to take advantage of his kinship with
a person of the wealth which Ma was
known or supposed to possess. Ac-
cordingly, he repaired to Marking and
claimed large pecuniary aid or a re-
munerative office. The latter alterna-
tive was, we are told, declined but
the Viceroy gave a considerable sum,
which, however, did not by any means
satisfy the applicant. ae pressed for
more money, wrote, obtained audien-
ces. and, in a word, prosecuted Ma be-
yond endurance. At last at a personal
interview he was peremptorily told that
if he was not satisfied he had better
leave the city, for no more would be
given him. Stung TO fury by this init
nation, he drew a dagger, and hinging
himself upon the Vioeroy, inflicted a
wound in the groin which is said TO
have transiixed his bowels and pene-
trated the skin in front. The assassin
was Immediately seized and secured,
bnt as soon as the affair was known
ontside a rumor was started first that
certain Frenohmen had obtained &C
cess @ TO the Vieeroy and had killed him
and then that some of the French dis
oiplined soldiers acting under foreign
orders had done the deed. The yamen
was at once surrounded and carefully
searched, but nothing to justify their
suspicion was discovered. But as
every attempt was made to keep Mas
dangerous state concealed, rumor soon
became busy, aud the most absurd
stories we're soon in circulation,