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LIST OF LETTERS.

I IST OF ADVERTISED LETTERS
REMAINING IN TIE RICHMOND Posi'
OFFICE OCTOBER 20, 1870.
Persons calling for letters In this list VIII please
say Advertised.
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FoRbig loads of good wood for little money 30
10 w. j. McDowxLI, lSs aud Broad streets.
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THE SUNDAY TELEGRAM.--oyera,c 5000 copies Q
this popular paper wiz be printed to- morrow.
Il the best number yet issued.
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CHEAPEST YET.-You can get good Envelopes,
with your card printed on them, for ouly % per
thousand, at DISPATCH PRINTING-HoUSE. t4-.zs
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AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.

COOK & LAUGHTO Will sell at 10 4. NJ, a. the
horse lot, horses, mules. buggy, etc.
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Warrock's Edition OF Richardson's Almanac.
1871, wholesale and retail, at ELLYsoN i TATs
LoR's, Ill8 Main etreet. 49, sg4E
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yOE NEW YORK. %TSA
OLD DoMIEION sTEAhSRlr ssassiSs1sS

49, a. soasAsss s,ds. sse, st. a,asnips ISAAC
REl,Is sARATOGA, @NTAGsAR A, .,At.bf. Aa
MARLG. and HATTERAs. leave New @ aSSg snasl isI
Norfolk, City Point and kicnIrand syefy a,Se,as
;. III. Leave Rich,noni every UfsDA1, Fai-
DAY. and SUNDAY, ss aiss nTss,, Sssv have .,...n.
.,iaans srd gtaserooms. The fare, acednnoC1a
lions. and astenslon, arc nnsasp {s,~ ~,
Close connections MADE witn stssness s01 40
Insnrance erected, when ordered, AT A oUAS.
TEE or ONE FEE CENT, at the ofacr5 81 ksia
For further inforulatioa apply to- ID
= = NsE''-'t7 : r. JOIN tWs W fkTE.A gsht,
myes No, 5 Governor sfrsssa
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PROPOSALS.
OFFICE CITY HNGISEnR, Get

OFFICE CITY lNGiSEhR, Get. ~, 1870.
I'HE i X . j. f. X 7 Y OF THE CITY
known as CLARK'n SPRING, near the re-
SiNplT cJrthfning an area ~ about SO acres, will
iIt i"ftc d*ri iry-hcuse thereon, which win
t".f " III the ",l-housfA - are offered FOX i!t Nj
10: one year PrOprs us Ill be receives there.
re ~ tiia oihrc until FkIlAY, the 2sth Inst,
INC Committee nH FuhlIc Groands and Build
l't'alr"e!Ne he light 10 rclc, any ~. al ),."po-
'..- Ciizc. II. D:mMOCk.
"I| u IEy Engineer.
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TOR BALTIMORE.-Steam asSsu
Il ELLIE RNIGHr win leave her
wharf SATURDAY, October Goth, at 5 O'Clock
T. NJ. Freight received up to q O'Clock p. u.
For freight or passage. apply TO
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u. i. WOOD, ID. D. =, PRAC- ESSss
i.iiD>EH tF DENTISTRY IN "CTYtS
= = J. - VARIOUS R.h&EHE@. The painless
traction Of teeth IL II rrest pcin. gained IN 'i.ii-
- .,i kr.L. ! iuIl supply oi PURE hiIkptlH
'"!.' +" .i'" rHls" satisfaction. Terms moderate.
''''r, VI" atrccl IN rear Of Wood i Sons Cruz
|''f". ec Is
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SHIPPING.

&C & b" CoAL.-PILcHER, NO. 20 south sth
street. HG
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IMPORTANT TO WESTERN SasUsi
SHIPPERS. - --,-I-

THE POWHATAN STEAMBUAT UUHPANI
AND THE go .2d
BALTIMORE AND QhI0 RAILROAD
COMPANY'5 TROUGH LINE TO
THE WEST ,1.ht1,,.
offer superior Inducements 70 shippers OF 70
BACCO, WHISKEY, BACON, CANDIES &c.
and less handling than any other line.
All western and eastern. bound freight d4tiyered
to and received from board the cars OF the bal.
timore and Ohio Railroad Company a. Locust
Point, saving transfer By drays and exposure 70
weather In Baltimore.
Through bills OF lading gwen on all shipments
by .n WILLIAM + DEE L,,
my II AGENT
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EOR NEW YORK.--The Old 1Ska&
Il Dominion Steamship Compan y,s .ass6sa
eleg INT side-wheeI steamship NIAGARA, CAPTAIN
COUCH. Will leave her wharf at Rocketts on
SUNDAY, October the 30th, ~ O'Clock A. u.
freight received until SATURDAY NIGHT.
Fare, va; s,eerage, $S; round-trip tickets, SO.
For freight or pasSaye, spply TO
JOHN ". WYATT, Agent,
oc 29-1t No. Governor street.
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| lk. GEO. b. STEEL, DENTIST, Egsss
- -. 70 Main stree. five doors anoveC CSifTS
aae .i-s-"oDd Hotel, pays special attention 20 the
r. nc~"r.at1n Of the uacu:,,i til. Insects ART!-
f#'IiL SET n go!d, silver. or vulCauitc, ana
n1,gs constantly on hand PURE NITROUS
hN!tE 'rA~Iar in. painless extraction .: teeth.
Naa twenty wears cXpcr.cNCC. Uc l.
tAILUR BROTHERS, DEN G&ss
/ 'i-i. liz Nj. @Erl RiC5 C<eFsT+ssS'
H'ND. y.vC Nitrous OA..r Gas lu; Il. trlJruIurm
!f :, 1'!.cr I,r -! iaAsu."Ic pray >. ilydrat.
g.. .. rH. q! /" extract teeth wi'iuu. Ir,m Teeth
.'ri'i as 10" IL Ills. Tcetil E!!cd with .'ld so.
'.' tn' all operations mace known before he
j..l'.ts, EGtIr- satisfaction given.
TAYLOR Il" Di HERS,
f" J. lll2 Main street,
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Hill ABEL PHIA, RLCH-zsT$A
L MoND AND NORFOLK STEAM SsM$2
SHIP LINE-FOR HILADTLPHIAT TWICE
WEEK. - Steamers NORFOLK, EMPIRE, and j.
S. GREEN com posing this line, will leave Phlla-
Gelphia every WEDS GSDAY and SATURDAf,
and Richm ond every MONDAY and THURSDAY,
alternately. Freight received daily texcept sun,
days), cheaper than by any other route, for au
parts OF Pennsylyapia and New jersey also ior
New Orleans via Southern Mail Steamship Line
Tor Philadelphia. Freight taken Tor Aoriottk ~
moderate rates,
Passage 20 Philadelphia, including lnesls, and
'S3'e W. p. PORTER, Agent y: .sf
s..s.a No. 24.5 Dock street, Richnond.
WIN. 2. CLYDE b Co., Agents,
it No. IL North Wharyes, and
ses No. !: South Tharyes, Phtladelpbla.
TOHN w. WYATT, syso.....a
AND COMMISSION MERo4ARTs
No. GOVERNOR STREET,
RICHMOND, Va. PosT-OFyICE BOX ~.
FOB LIVERPOOL LoAHRsssrow ASp 8GRs {
INMAN LINE OF MAIL STKAsfIEHsn55J my : ~
eRON NEW YORK EpEk1 Ek1,ss;s,. sAd.yomsDnA'
s"0. AND n ALTERNATR TUESDAYS
RATES OF fAss1hSjs;; fpAIsssahj,;,, r,,r,src..
PSysShist e. Gold .ss stssssss
III IonJon. 80 To Lond0n-.......s~.. -
=" p9rts ... % To Paris. - !. ...,...., 20
'T,icLs.s cold 10 snd from Eneirnds Ireland, aud
The Continent, at moderate rates gs..t =.
Tor fur.her inform alton aupiv az the Company's
osacss. JOHN g. DALE. Agent,
ls EroadvaY, AsY Sarki ogso
JOHN W. WYkTT. Agent, Riehniond, Va
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improvements are going on in Char.
lotte with q rush. In every direction
the sound Of the hammer and saw can
heard and in casting You're asotind
you will discover that, these sounds are
effeotinge very deairable Improvement
in the appearance Of our city. Houses,
both for residences and for Business are
rapidly being finished and others com.
meneed, showing that our carpenters are
not idle. -Charloae. O6ser1er.
The cable telegraph reports the death
by drowning, on his way to Australia, of
the Earl of Aberdeen. Should this be
so, the title will have been thrice vacant
In the space of ten years. In 1860, the
fourth Earl-the diplomatist and Prime
Mlnister-diod; in the year 1864, the
fifth Earl died, and now, in 1870, the
death of the sixth Earl is reported.
READ THIS Last week 1880 acres
Of land were advertised for sale for taxes,
i'll the Southe,mer. This is one sixth Of
the whole County, and more is yet to
be advertised. 1,103 houses are already
advertised for sale for taxes. Reform or
starvation Darlington Democrat
NJ. Grasso, Of Italy, lately disappear
ed. His family were getting anxious
about him, when polite brigand sent
them one of his ears as q sample, and
offered them the rest Of him for 1000
ducats.
Sir William Thompson says that it is
as certain rs it is that the weight of n
clock will run down, that planet after
planet. age by age, will creep into the
sun. and not escape its fiery end.
On Tuesday night, man by the name
of Antone Rush, a Portuguese, residing
in Wilmington, was kicked to death by
a horse.
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writes privately, that shortly before the
change in the Government, he paid on
receipts for 1000. 900 chassepots and
300, 600 other guns. which were never
delivered.
F1oRENcE, September 23.--Rome is
completely occupied. The Pope is al
lowed to retain guard from his own
troops. The prisoners. captured by the
Italians on occupying Rome number
$500, of whom 4, 500 are foreigners.
LONDON, September 23-6 P. NJ
The following Berlin telegram is to be
received with caution: Prussia is in
motion to seize the Black Sea, and pro-
badly Dardanelles.
War between tho Gear of Russia and
the Sultan of Turkey is imminent.
Lunette No. SO at Strasburg has be-
come terrible object. Under its fire
the Prussians lost many, including
Commander Outflow.
The Times says neither Democrats nor
Republicans are sacrificing German
votes through sympathy with the Re-
public
Notwithstanding the blockade, forty
four ships have entered Swinemound
since the I'd of September.
Count de Palikno, with the Emperor
hl1o L fluCCSS AhIulluC sluQ COuQU DeQl-
ditti, are at Brussels.
During the session of the Bri tish
Scientific Association, Minor Sanders
presented C paper on physical geo
graphy, and American emigi alton, aud
the increase of cotton productions. The
paper was highly appreciated, especially
its recommendation to establish branches
of Supply Association in the South
ern States. Newspapers also strongly
approve this scheme.
Reports from Paris, uiu Berlin, state
that oil disciplineis is vanishing from Paris
The soldiers nre mutiners, and some
have shot their officers.
The Manchester Examiner says Gen
Uhlrich is inclined to surrender, but the
wounded soldiers and citizens Of Stras-
burg strongly oppose it. The Germans
have armed and captured lunettes SO and
53, with mortars.
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WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT.
CORRECTED WEEKLY pY THE BOARD OF TRADE.


MoLAssEs, Cuba ,45Qc5O
New Url'I:s IU01l 10
Sugar u'sc..75 UU
NAILS, II kegs 500tG 10
onions. jtbus1 1902 w
OIL, kcrosene.g e.g45Ge5O
Machinery. 1901 w
SPECIE, Gold al ID
Silver..... Gsl 90
PoTAT's, Iris GlI so
Sweet, bus l 50Gcl 10
RICE, Caroiinaib ib9taIlO
SHOT, JtbaS. . 5UtsS2 Is
SALT, Lirerp.2 2UG12 &c
SOAP, t!lb. :. S@Il5
SPIRITS, Alcohol, ,gl7 90
Brandy II UOW12 %
Gin 80 0OQ57 10
Rum. z 0UGS7 90
Whiskey.. l 35Gt4 05
SUGAR, Crus y PlG0615
Brown ..... .l2Wl0
STARCH, II ID. 94@l0
lea, Green tbl 0O(D2lO
Black, Il OU0tl lO
TOBACCO, Chw. .G0Qc1 1O
Smoking, lb. .50G51 10
VINEGAR, Wine, .60@S7
French. QIl01
WINE, Cham. 25@t30 90
Port, T3gal 3 00015 10
Shcrry....3 50MG Gj
Madeira. g 500t5 50
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MURDER AND LYNCH LAw.-Some days
ago MIR. Ruifin c. Blair was waylaid and
murdered in the vicinity of Athens, Ala,
ny disguised men. The citizens turned
out IN large numbers and captured the
lev. Ashbury Barrell, tho leader of the
band. Barrell attempted to escape, and
was killed. The others wcro imprison-
ed. Armed citizens are in search of the
remainder OF the band, and are deter.
mined to bring them to punishment.
The ailuir was personal entirely.
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A DUEL PREvENTED.-We learn, from
parties arriving in this city last night,
that hostile meeting had been arranged,
ut Fair Bluff, between Messrs. J. a..
Kelley and II. T. Graham, of Marion,
but that the authorities had gotten
wind Of the affair and had interfered to
prevent it, Mr.. Kelley, with his second,
was on the ground, on Wednesday morn
ing, but Graham did not como to time.
1t is said that this latter, and his second,
wero arrested yesterday morning, and
bound over to keep the peace.
The alleged cause of the projected duel
grew out of q publication in the Marion
Crescent, made by Mr.. Kelley. and re.
tlecting on Mr.. Graham.
Wilmington Journal
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Notice.

"a THE subscriber is now IN receipt of his
RFALL and WINTER STOCK, consisting
Hof CLOTHS, CASSIMERES and VEST.
1NGS Of the very latest ST yle and pat
terms, which has been carefully selected by
anime tho same, as he has ono of the finest
assortments OF goods in his line that ever came
to this market. Have also on hand splcn-
did assortment OF tho STAR SHIRTS, sone
OF them the finest ever manufactured.
Sept 24 J.F. EISENMANN.
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County Reform Convention.

a CONVENTION Of the Union Reform
N Party of Richland, to be composed OF
three Delegates from each Reform Club, will
DO held at Columbia, on SATURDAY, 2Ith
instant, to appoint four Delegates to the Con-
srcssional Convention, which will assemble at
Columbia, on the following TUESDAY. Also,
to consider tho expedicncy of nominating
reform Candidates for the Legislature and
for County Offices. r. ID. Sem,
Chairman Central Executive Committee.
Sept II
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New Publications.

NCW UUIICd LIUW6.
QUEEN HORTENSE. BY L. Muhlback.
" Cloth $50. Paper s1.00. ''A'A'
Lothair; BY Disim:i. Cloth 50; paper ST.
The Rob Roy on the Jordan. By J. Nc
Grcgor, Iliustrated.) $3.50
Free Russia. By William Hepworh Dixon
:, Passages from the English Note Books of
Nathaniel Hawthorne. Two volumes. $40O.
Man and Wife. BY Wilkie Collins.
Miss Thackcry's Complete Works.
Genial Snowman. BY Artcmus Ward
Lady OF the Ice: BY James DeMille, author
OF The Dodge Club. &c. 70 cents.
l'ut Yourself in His Place. Charles Reades
last and best novel. Is cents.
Tho Life, Letters, Lectures and Addresses
or Frederick W. Robertson, M. A. $3.50.
And other new books for sale at
BRYAN & MCCARTER'S Bookstore,
Aug 2S Columbia, i. G.
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For Sale

T OFFER Mt private sale my PINE BLUFF
Il PLANTATION, OIL the Bluff Road, two
and three quarter miles from Gadsden Depot,
on the South Carolina Railroad, until the irst
Monday in November; if not disposed OF ut
that timc, it will bo sold at public sale, in
Columbia.
Persons wishing a valuable upland and
swamp place united will lind themselves
suited. For particulars, apply t. mo, on the
place, by letter, addressed to "Hopkin's
Turn Out, Rchland County"
Sept 24 ZIG ISAAC WESTON.
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ArrLEs, t'bu. 75Wl w
BAGGING, .3UQE3i
BALE IiorE, Manil, ,GS2G
N.Y.orWcs F}lb SItl2
BUTTER, North. 4OGt5O
Country, u Ii. .25GL3j
BACON. ualns. .27I3U
Sides, IL ID. .l9lO21
Shoulders -. 17GG1S
CANDLES, Sporm4U0G7O
AdamantIne ftlS0t20
CorroN YAENl 4UWI 50
COTTON, Strict Md. 1Gi
Mid,llinS .15t
Low Alidl'g, .13
Good Ortiny, IL
Ordinary. .13A
CHEESE, Ed. ID. 1S412U
Factory 022
COFFEE, Rio, i3lb20Qt25
Laguayra -. .24@b26
Java .33lc37
FLOUR, Co. 0OQ69 OU
Northern e 000011 90
GRAIN, Corn l 30@1 ~
Wheat L 40W1 SO
Oats. 750190
Peas'.....1 500I1 80
HAY, North, TIcwt.2 %
HIDES, Dry, t'lt 123@lS
Green .W8
LARD, BIB. -. 19M22
LIME, II bbI. 2 G502 70
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FOR A FEW DAYS.
Comfort in Walking Essential to Health
Eficacious Cures OF Corns md nunions

lures oA COrnS nnu hun1OnS
.~
REA d THE TESTIM ONIALS.
A L.. persons suffering from these unplcns-
N ant Affections, or diseases Of the feet gene
rally. can be effectually cured by giving me
call The following certificates have been
furnished by gentlemen OF this city.
DIR. RENDAL, from London
COLUMBIA, S. c., Scptembcr 20, 1870.
DR.. Rcndal has this day removed two most
troublesome corna, without any perceptiblc
pain. l have had the operation performed
before, but not SO entirely satisfactory to me.
w. Z. GEIGER, III. ..
Dr.. Kendall extracted for me this day. two
corns, without giving any pain.
C.H. Mot.
DR.. Eendal has this day extracted Corns
from my feet painleasly, expedtiouslv and ell
tirelv. 4. .N.TALLEY. MD.
Columbia, September 81.
DR.. Rcndars cures OF Corns and Bunions
and diseased Nails, are instantaneous, cnica-
cious and without pain, by process peculiar
to himself, and entirely unknown to others.
He has testimonials Of over twenty years
from all ranks and conditions OF men Of this
and other nations. Many CT them, years
after the operation, give proof Of their not re-
turning.
LADIES can be waited upon at their resi-
dences il desired.
Office on Assembly street, one door from
Gervais. Sent %
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Notice,

NHE undersigned will apply to A. Ehrd,
l. Judge OF Probate for Lexington County,
Mt Lexington Court House, on MONDAY, the
Sd day OF October next, for final discharge
as Administrative Of the estate OF H. s. Boyd.
ELIZABETH E. BOYD.
LEEsvILLE, 8 c., August 80, 1870.
Sept 40
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Hardy Solomon & Co..
EaIEItY's UNIVERSAL
Cotton Gins and Condense,

HNHESE GINS, so we'll known throughout
Il the South, need no comment. In style Of
workmanship, and for efficiency of work,
their turn.o out, with tho same amount OF
power, is uneQualcd. r. TOZER, Agent,
Angust2 Columbia S C.
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-Auot1on sales. ,,.'
Eight Valuable City Lots.
BY D. G. PEIXOTTO e. SON.

BY D. G. PEIXOTTO & SON.
ON MONDAY, tho Sd day OF October next,
1871, we will sell, in front OF the Court
House, in this city, at 10 O'Clock,
Eight desirable half acre LOTS, within the
corporate limits OF Columbia, situated in the
Eastern part OF the city, and formerly known
Lots Nos. !, 2, 8 and 4, fronting and bound
ed on the West by street not named. Lots
Nos. aud fronting and bounded North by
Washington street; West by Lots Nos. and
!; East by street not named: Lets Nos. and
Sfronting and bounded South by Lady street:
East by street not named; North by Lots Nos.
and g; West by Lots Nos. L and q.
TERMS OF SALE.-One-half cash. balance in
twelve months. secured by bond and mort
sage, bearing interest at per cent. per
annum Purchasers to pay US for papers
aud stamps. Sept t6
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For Sale,

EUT OdI6,
= 600 ACRES OF LAND in Barnwcll,
ceOOV on the Edisto.
7oO ACRES in Kershaw-in lots to suit
HOUSE and LOT in Columbia-sI2, 600.
House in this city, IS 900.
HOUSE and thirteen acres LAND, near the
city-s3 900. Apply to JOHN BAUSKETT,
Attorney at Law and Real Estate Agent.
Sept "a 1y
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LIBERIA. -Primus Green reachcd
Charleston the 18th, from New York,
where he arrived about week ago, di-
rect from Liberia. Ho looks badly in
comparison with the condition he repre-
sents he WAS in when lie left Georgia
some months ago. He gives q gloomy
account of Liberian affairs. He could
not obtain employment there, and, with
others, who would hail any opportunity
to get home, nearly starved He had
not had cent by labor or gift since he
left his home. He is perfectly disgustcd
with his experience, and advises his CO.
lored friends to remain where they are,
If they do not want to endure pangs that
have killed others and left but remnant
Of his former self.
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American Annirs.

New YORK, September 22.--The Pos
states that Secretary Fish has instructed
Washburne that he can do nothing
whatever, in the name of this Govern
ment, to relieve the suffering German
residents expelled from Paris.
Great disappointment prevails in off
cial circles at Berlin, in consequence OF
this decision of the American Govern.
ment.
Farragut's obsequics will be held on
the 1st of October. Gen. Alexander S.
Webb has been invited to act us Chiei
Marshal.
The Herman North German Lloyds
line sails on Saturday, with cargo OF
16, 600 bushels of wheat and q large
quantity of tobacco. Several steamers
of this line will soon be put on the route
between this city and New Orleans. 9ntil
the ocean commerce is perfectly safe.
CHARLESTON, September 23.-Arrived
steamer J. W. Everman, Philadelphia.
New York, September pa special
Paris telegram says egress from Paris has
been positively prohibited. The conn-
try around the city is occupied by the
Prussians. The Prussians have pom.
tooned the Seine below st. Germaine,
where the army of the Crown Prince is
stationed.
New YORK, September 23.-Five hun
dred Chinese will be ut work in few
days grading railroad i'll New Jersey.
BosroN, September 23.-An intoxicat-
cd blind man fred his bed from n lighted
pipe. this evening. Himself and wife
we're burned to death.
WASHINGTON, September 23.--Go-
vernment has ordered cases Of forgery
against Hon. r. B. Butler, Of Tennes-
sec, i'll the Pension Office, suspended
until after the election in his district, he
having been re-nominated for Congress-
The cases have been ordered transferred
from the Pension Bureau to the Bureau
of Justice.
New ORLEAEs, September 23.-There
were nine deaths from yellow fever, up
to p. NJ, all natives.
The Portland daily press., 1870-01-08

DECREASE OF RURAL PoPULAr1oS.-The
Boston Post laments that Massachusetts IA
becoming State Of deserted villages. In
Berkshire County the progress of depopulation
is especially noticeable. Four towns now CON
tain half the population and half the wealth
and OF the remaining twenty-seven towns,
fourteen have less than 1000 inhabitants. The
churches show falling off in the number of
settled pastors, and an increase Of membership
of only thirty-iour within the last forty years.
In number of places Sunday services have
been entirely dispensed with. The Manches-
ter Union endorsed the statements, and as
serts that the same is true Of other parts OF
the State. 1t mentions instances in which
whole school districts have been depopulated
within the past four years, farm buildings
removed to the villages and the farms left TO
the growth of forest trees. The cause Of thl3
sad change is aSeribed, by the Union, to the
attractions Of the cheap lands of the West
and to the later demoralizing effects of the
war.
The Portland daily press., 1870-01-08
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MlSCELLAN n EOUS.

OFFICE OE THEA.
Fo-t Preble, Maine, January 9th, 1870.
Proposals IN DUPLICATE with COPY OF this Ap-
vERTIsEMEsT Alta cHtD, will be received fy the
undersigned, until IL A. NJ, February, 1870, ior
"FREsH REEF"
to the troops at this post.
The said beef must be fresh, of good market
able quality. in equal proportion OF fore and hind
quarters. meek, shank and kidney tallow to be ex-
clnded and @ be de yered aG This post fee cost,
n hpch SnaHat3 anti "a lHsH days az Es Es ms
Officer shall Designate exceeding four times
per week.
The necks OF the cattle slaughtered for beet to be
delivered under this agreement shall be cut OFT at
down. The shank OF lore quarters shall be cut off
from three to fore inches above the knee JOINT and
OF hind quarters from six to eight inches avove the
gambre on hock joint.
Sepcrate Proposals in duplicate will also be re-
ceved by the undersigned up to the same hour and
date above mentioned, for supplying Commissioned
Officers and their families stationed at this post,
supplied therefrom, with such Choice Fresh BeeI as
they may from time to time require, such SirIon.
and Porter House STEAKS, Standing Ribs, or Rit
koass.
These contracts to be in force six months. su h
less time as the Commissary General shall direct
commencing on the tenth OF February, 1870, and
subject to the approval of the Commanding Gen
eral Department Of the East.
In case OF failure deficiency in the quality or
quantity of the Fresh Beet stipulated TO be deli. eret
then the Commissary at Fort Preble, Maine, shall
have rower to supply the deficiency by purchase
fand the contractor will be charged with the dit
erence of cost.
The contractor will be required to enter into
bonds for the sum OF One Thousand Dollars, signed
also by two responsible sureties, whose names must
| be mentioned in the bids.
The proposals will be opened at 10 A. NJ, on the
| 1st of February, 1870, at Fort Preble, Maine at
which time and place bidders are requested to be
present.
Proposals will be marked proposals for Beet -
and addressed
1st Lieut. D. K. ROBERTS,
9th U. S. Artillery, A. c. S.
Jan6d6t Fort Preble, Maine.