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pRrSSItN VANDALISM
4 Strange Animal.

From the Pueblo (Colorado) Chieftain.
That there exIs. In the mountains Of Col
OradO beasts and animals unknown to the
DIVORCES OF science, there cannot be the
least shadow Of doubt. We have Just
learned Of a trapper on the Greeuhorn, a
stream about twenty miles south OF Pueblo,
who, while hunting recently for elk and
deer, saw strange ANNA, at the sight OF
which he was not only antODI~hed but at
first 1t caused him great fear The hunter
was, however, In position that afforded
him protection. and, after the first sur
prise, and he had gained an assurance of
his safety he watched the beast, and the
following is the description lie gives Of the
thing 1t was larger than an OK, and Of
kind of mouse color, with skin varied
with light stripes similar to those of a Ze-
bra. lis head favored that Of rhnoceros,
but much larger. and bushy tail like that
OF a fox. The animal fed or grass, weeks,
etc, and finally disappeared. crossing the
creek and going up the mountains, where
it Is likely the brute has q habitation of
some kind. The next day our informant
examined the tracks of this singular look
ing animal, and found them to be like
those o a horse, but a great deal larger.
We cannot but believe the assertions OF the
tr PIPER to be entirely true, as the whole
story is fully corroborated by Mr.. Matt
Ridd!ebarger, who lives in that neighbor-
hood, and who has seen the same baas, or
one like it,. We think tina, by the next is
sue Of our paper we will be able to give
more authentic Information on tie matter,
as we learn ,hata posse of gentlemen are
now in pursuit of this seeming monstrosity,
and who are determined to :capture Or kill
the animal and thu. give to the world and
science another proof that there are still
strange animals 10 existence, which, al
though scarce, are not entirely extinct.
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The Democratic Strength in Congress.

The Washington correspondent. Of the New
York Herald, wio is perhaps one of the best
Informed Of the many 1t the capital, writes to
tnat journal that, 1T is extremely doubtful
whether the straght-out Republicans viii be
able to control the organization of the next
House Nor will tti. doubt be removed until
the states holding elections IL the spring can
be heari from. Il matters stand now the
Democrats hope, with the aid of their quasi
all lies, the revenue rcformers, TO be able to
dictate VINO shall be Speaker and how the new
committees shall he formed. la this connec-
tion the question whether the revenue re-
formers will stand by the Democrats a.
against tho Protectio1ist Republicans, is one
OF considerable Importance. 1t is already be-
ing discussed by the members Of the present
Congress, without any satisfactory solution
The Der ocrnts themselves will be strong
enough in the new House to hold the balance
OF power, il any event, and they can form
suehe-som bnatious will give them some
voice, at least, in the result Of course the
efforts Of tho friends Of the administration will
be directed towards the prevention of any
coalition between the Democrats and the Rev
enuc Reform Republicans. The President
himself will conccdc much anI even Ultra
Prosc ctioni,ts will yield something to defeat
: thi. result ard to preserve the organization Of
the Republican party intact. They realize
that anything like a breach in the ranks, any
detection upon the part Of thu members Of the
House, will prove disastrous to the Republic
cans in the next Presidential contest
When the Her d. which IS ever ready to 90
with tho winning side, thus comedies the
power Of the Democratic rty in the present
Congress, there can no longer be any doubt of
the approaching dissolution AMI defeat of the
Republican party
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Congress.

Tho New York Times, Radical, throws out
associates in Congress, which VIC hope they
will have the wisdom to accept 1t says:
Public affairs are in that condition when wise
legislation is needed rather more urgently
than ever, and when a few earnest and honest
men might make mark for themselves which
would not soon be forgotten. There is good
deal Of discomfort abroad in many directions,
and much work clamoring to be done, which
everybody sees will have to be taken in hand
before very long, or some of our political or
CARNATIONS will have to 60 by the board alto
gether. ANY enc with a genuine capacity for
leading the people could 6nd 4 great opportu-
nifty III almost all the un ,cttled questions of
thu day. Something must certainly he done
10 reduce the Irritation which exists on the
.sbJcct Of the tariff A bungling and unsatis-
factory system Of raising the revenue must be
revised. The various departments of the ad-
ministration arc gricrous!y in SAINT Of reform
and there are corruptions Of various descrip-
rions to be seen within stones throw of us
no matter where We may be standing, which
cry aloud for attention from the legislative
branch Of the government. MANY persons
who are in the habit Of thinking deeply on pc
htlcal subjects see grave dangers before us.
IN consequence OF the bin lncSs,, incapacity.
or seiishuess of which session of Conrres
is too often one continued cxhibition and
their warnings have not been without effect on
Tho public mind We live in times when wise
men are needed in Congress, quite as much
\. they were in the years Of The Cuion-anl
when, perhaps, the brett Of men of this kind is
. ii.tlc more than formerlv.n
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ONE hundred and twenty-five hogs, says
the Covington Journal, were smothered to
death on freight train on the Kentucky
Central Railroad, which arrived here on Tues
day evening. They were loaded into the ears
while orerheated. and lying DOWN to rest were
smothered by other hogs crowding on them
The loss, which will amount to about 5 800
viii fall upon the owners. az the railway COM
pany is in no way responsible. They simply
furnish the cars and the hog men load them
10 suit themselves, generally ra.'ing from
forty t. fry hog. in eseh ear
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RUSSIA insists that granting Its demands
Is essential tn the peace of Europ". This
:leans that it Russia demands are not ac-
ceeded to, 1t vii. fight. This Is SO we'll IN
dcrsiood that a conference will probably
mean nothing more than a pretence to
agree to Russia terms without fshJing
Conference or no cor ference, RHs:ia has
the best Of the situation.
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FISK thus explains the remark which
make him immortal: You see | was be-
fore that learned aud dignifed body. the
Committee on Banking aud Currency, and
when Garfield askei M whore the money
got by Curbin wen, TO, | could not make
a vulgar reply and say up the spout, but
observing, while peldiing through New
England, that every spout at house or cnt-
tage had a wcoibiue twining about it. /
said naturally enough, where the woodbine
twinefh. That is all. [, seems the Con-
gressonal cheesewaxes did not understand
my deicacs nor NY delicate allusion.
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An 'IHDIsCREET' YoUNG MINISTER. =
The Jackson Martin County, Republic of
The 9th says an unpleasant duty devolved
upon Elder Hobart at the Quarterly Meet
ing of the Presbyterian Church on Sunday
last, it being no les than the formal dis,
missal Of Rev. \. Henry S.montnn, the
young aud fascinating Methodist minister
recently settled over the church of that de-
nomination in Jackson. 1t appeared that
he had been guilty Of numerous ''indls-
cretions, the principll offsnses, however,
being the descrtion Of his wife in Maine,
and representations in Jackson that he
was unmarried, &c. The Republic say,
Simonton is more than an ordinary nan
ia point OF talent, and had bIi liant fu~
ture before him, if the bent of his genius
were only in the right direction.
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Two men, each namei ". ". Ward
died on the same day, and from the same
di>ease-coas m Jtion-she one in Pitts
burgh, the other In Allegheny City. The
funeral of one was advertised to be held on
the Sth, and the other on the 9th The
Pittsburgh Gazette says that the confusion
of names made Dua,ber of people attend
at The Wron, p.a,c al time.
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A MAN vas married lie lost hi. wife,
and had a stone erected over her crave.
He married second wife, aud when she
died he had the g-avestone split, and it
thus served for the two departed He
proposed to The third. and the lady quaint
~ remarked f." j. 10. believe the stone
nil split again.
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ELEVEN THOUSAND PERSONS KILLED By
SSAKEs.-An English paper says "a St
Patrick is evidently wanted in India as much
as ever he was in Ireland. During the year
1850 no less than II ,4l6 pei sons in the Ben
gal presidency died from the effect of snake
bite, The return CIV ing sus this information
has been carefully compiled all the merely
sick and wounded have been omitted. as well
as those sudden deaths which in India are
often attributed to snakc-bite by heirs to
property unduly eager for their inheritance.
1t is surprising fact that this destruction Of
human life goes on year by year, and that no
effcacicus means are adopted to check its
rayspesj
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-01-12

BoSE FELoN The London Lancet rec
ommends the following as the best remedy
vet discovered fer this most excruciating
disease AS soon as the disease is felt,
put directly over the spot fly blister ado It
the size of your thumb nail, and let it re-
main for six hours, at the expiration of
which time, directly under the surface of
the blister may be seen the felon. which
can Instantly be taken out with the point O.
needle or a lance -
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ETHAN NALBRIDGE, Of Louisville
waited to reai a novel in bead With one
hand. while he held kerosene lsnsp in
the other. NJ cards. bn, .aaxy mourn
ers.
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Trouble for Grant.

Trouble aud tribulation are brewing IN
Congress for Mr.. Grant in fact 4 peck Of
troubles and tribulatioas They are fore
shadowed in two resolutions of enquiry intro.
duced into the Senate--thc one by Mr.. Sum.
ner, the object Of which is to uncarth the San
Domingo job, and the other by Mr. Casscrly
admirably drawn, and designed to bring be-
fore the public the whole subject Of military
interference in state elections These two
resolutions. in the hands of men who know
What they are about, foreshsdew what " II be
leading and engrossing political topics in the
Congress and the country. This is carrying
ths war into Africa, and Grant must resort to
the spade and entrench at once
WFsrERS Journal makes tbis good sugges-
lion: Grant has been frightened into send
ing Porters name to the senate, in opposition
IL his usual custom Of regulating his official
as'i"n by personal feelings. Now let congress
'A'li'h the ".fi"s Of afrsira' sHI hath parties
~ : r.srisht
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Heller from Nausemond.

i"0ucsuul rrGce o. the HictnpoDh Dspatch.l
SUFFOLK, Va, July -, 1871.
ON Monday Court day. the first negro
Jury That ever sat in Nansemond county
was mpanncllcd. BY direction of the judge
they were summoned to Try q case of as
su,lt with intent to kill. 1t seems IN old
uurktv WAS working in the wiIds OF the Dis
maj swamp, and earning 10y the sweat oil
hi> GROW tread for his wife and nine little
charcoal blossoms, when !; Young ebony
back appI cached him, and uuder the guisc
al friendship shock hands and passed
the compliments Of the day, but rs
the ancient turned to resume his labor the
youthful friend dealt him blow with a
hickory stick, which was speedily followed
by another. and notwithstanding the old
man cried for mercy, and bcSuught him, for
the sake oi his nine Starvelings, to spare
what III" was left. still he beat him, until
other workncn heard The cry, and hasteu-
in" 10 the spot, found the old man bleeding
4, the nose and begging the other TO quit,
whilst the young one flourshed his club
lik" wild savage, and s"ore he wouldn't.
They were taken before Il colored justice,
who, considering that there was good
deal Of intent in the assault, required 81 900
security, ar 90 to Ill; and he went.
~omc difficulty waS experienced by the
sheriff in getting a jury. One old darkcy
was summoned, aud on being told that he
must 20 10 the courthouse TO serve on the
July, replied, "What [ uonc!" 81 amt
dome nothing to he t?1ed Tor, and ainrcr
gW.uc 10 no court house, IL was useless
L. explain; he WAS az innocent man, and
did not intend to be put on ''no jury" and
tried. After arguments from the Common
"valtlrs Attorney, which convinced them
that the prisoner was GAlty, and one from
the prisoners counsel, which showed clear
y lis innocence, and being assured by both
that the Whole country was looking
Ia them rs yentltmen OF intelligence and
sound judgment for Il verdict both ways,
they relied and acted accordingly. The
llr>t verdict found the prisoner guilty and
Used HIM twenty-five dollars, which being
'U,dcr the minimum prescribed by law
They were sent back, and finally rendered !
verdict OF not guilty, thus satisfying as
neatly as possible both sides OF the case.
he corn crop i'll this county is better
than Tor many years, so far. Peanuts have
" line stand, and potatoes promise to be
abundant. GORDON.
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The Mississippi 4 ublic Printing I'm O
MIDDLE, &c.

JACKSON, MISS, July 2.-The public
printing business is in middle. Gov.
Alcorn, by the appointing power vested in
him year since, appointed kimball, Ray
mond IL Co. State printers, who purchased
largely of materials to do the work. A large
portion Of the work, including the code,
Registration blanks, and blanks to BIO used
in the coming November elections, is I'M
finished. Gov. Aleorn, for no assigned
cause, has removed kimball, Raymond 81
Co.. aud appointed Aicorn & Fisher State
printers. The matter is carried to the SUI
pIeme Court, and all the State printing has
ceased until the third Monday in October.
No preparations can be made for the
elections, and the Code, which by law
should be ready for delivery by the list of
October, will be delayed till late in the
winter. There is great dissatisfaction in
the Republican ranks at bis action.
The Leader is the name of the Govern
or's new organ.
The United States District Court is in
session, Judge Wood sitting with Judge
Hill. a large number. OF men are expect
ed to be arrested and tried under the pro-
visions of the kukluX bill. The United
States Marshal, with detachment of
United States infantry, is now in East Nils
siSsippi making arrests.
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LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.


w S11seE -EroBsuiut1ess 81
ter e ndifhsaToN, July IA low baremo.
snnth III. fresh winds from the sonfh ana
upper iaEs,s VIII probably continue on the
vanci,, 20 likes: a local rain il prnh,ti, I'D.
r ra;ne'ns northeast HI Tannas 81 upaDiy ~
P.a, a = =, probable for to.ninht - T,. .aISnt
from Florida to souti, Casai;. OF Inursday
cloudy and clear weathau unn me-, PARTIALLY
6 continue in the middle and s VIII probably
~ Southern Mail CONTRACTS, ''
WARRINGTON, July 1a.--Tha
inall contracts are subject tn ~, southern
1neo fostmaster-General, dated Anr;G e e., OF
isao, directing that certain raiIrnaas4 .n,
oeotea TO the Government for railrnaas y. IN
ter1als purchased by them, and ali ard na-
recognizing accounts due said comnani ss
1or transporting the mails, shall be speciailS
referred to the Auditor to be placed to thu
cfeolt OF the Quartermaster's Department
Compliments to Retiring Oalcer.
!, WASHINGTON, July 12.-The employe, O
the Department of Agriculture yesterda,
passed resolutions in the highest degree
complimentary to their late commissioner
zen. Capron. To-day his successor, Prof
ats, appeared at the Department.. wber
the gentlemen employed therein were pre-
Isented to him. .1>,i
Presidency of the Yale University.
WASHINGTON, July l2.-Professor Noat
Porter has been elected President of tht
Yale University.
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SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCu,1
STANTON, July I'm my dispatch of
yesterday mentioned the rumor that Geo.
W. Britt had been thrown from his horse,
and when found was in dying condition.
The rumor has been confirmed. He died
at the American Hotel, Harrlsonburg, at 8
O'Clock yesterday morning, to which place
he was taken when found. Dir. Britt was
riding the horse that threw and killed Miss
Alice Wits some four months ago while on
her way from church. S.
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CoRN AND FLOUR exchanges, !,
h1CiIAoED, VA, July IL, 1871.

CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE,
hlCHNoED, VA, July II, 1871.
OFFERINGS.
Whedt.1Wh1te. :, SOB bushels. Red, I,7o4 bushels
COrn--Wbite, 90 bushels. Yellow. 20 hushs,s
OatS-1O8 bushels. Aei0
ScreeningS.-S bushels.
aLEE.
Whedt,-Whtta, ., 298 bushels at SIamAl ga for
prime IL 57A0SlSO Tor very good, Sl,SgDsl.s s. for
good 81: 45 for fair, 81. 3S@lsl.tO sor common.
Whex. Red, 1885 bushels at $I.s, 6ISl. 6.l for
@Sl DO Tor common, $l@sl.lS foc very common.
C0rn.-Wh ite, 20 bushels very good at s5c. ell
low, 20 bushels prime at 8jc.
Odts.-lo5 bushels prime new at 623c.
RE-EXHIBITED.
Wheat.-W hite, $50 bushels.
REMARKS.
thermometer in the Exchange at 103 "A. H., SO
degrees In the sh 1de.
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MAE1ilaEHsf 4, DC.

STEAM ENGINES, of improved con-
- structicn, for ali purposes, of Richmond or
Northern build.
MACHINERY,
i2c railroad, machine, car, and carpenter shops,
piauing-Til!5, SASH blind, door, cabinet ar,
clIair, hedstead, woodenware, agricultural ma
Chimes, handle, spoke, stave, carriage wood, cot.
Ton anu WOODEN factories cotton gins, farmers,
Ioinories, roliIgmliiS, tooacco factories, tame.
RES cav, noa.inS, corn, and paper IN his, mines
&c, dc. Improved shifting, puleys End hang
ers p4itinR, lace leather. saws, flies, wren ches,
aoa water pipe ana fixtures, packing, Journal
metal PICK ana tool handles, emery wheels and
ln9chines, turbine water-wheels, &C.. &c
sGCOND-hAND NhCHINERY and STEAM.
BOILERS bought, sold, and exchanged.
mills aud manufactures. Z. a. DAYTON ~.
10Th ct, between Main and Gary,
ap 11-d&w3m kicbmond "a
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ARRIVED.
Steamer Palisade, Nelson. kingsmill, merchan-
disc aGd passengers, c. l.. CGfrie.
SchT. Mary +. Turner, Camp, New York, mcrch-
andise, Curtis j. Parker.
SAILED, ...a.
Steamer John Sylvester, Clifford, Norfolk, mer-
chardlse and passengers.
Schu0ners Lucy Jones, Munsey; Serene. Jones
John Rowlett, Bradley, aud W. r. Burn, Richard
SON, down river, light.
Schooner Mary >. stowe, Rankin, Philadelphia,
Eranlte, Curtis tx Parker.
MEMORANDUM.
VEST POINT, july l2.--Arriyed, steamer Adj
miral, Reyb1ld, Baltimore. merchandise and
passengers, York River Railroad Company, and
sailed on return.
Especial Telegram to the D!spatch.l
CITY FONT, July IL. Arrived, steam-tug Port
land, with bark Dover, to load f)nr for MoBlevi-
dec. Also, schooners j. q. Rapp, with iron, from
New ork Uryetts, with lumber, from Albany /;
Hornet, with lumber, aid r.. L. Douglas, all for
- chmond. Also. schooner N arner q. Nielsen,
With lumber for Petersburg.
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FroG the Petersburg index
Convention OF the Conservative State
Committee.

SOInIntttCS.
The members Of the Conservative State
Central Committee residing in Richmond,
4, IL meeting held on the Sth inst, resolved
thai the Interests OF the party require a
convention OF the entire State Executive
Committee, and they notify the district
lncmhcrs to attend a convention in Rich
mond on the Goth Of July which paper
lnav be found in this number of the Iader.
This action Of the resident mcmherS OF
Nhc Central Committee receives, rs IL me-
nj, our cordial appreciation. We think
they selected avery suitable lime for reas-
''nbi!ng the leading spirits OF the party tor
tir purpose OF considering its present stu
Mi"u and Observation-Disclosures and
preventing all possible differences and dis
'"nlions-reconclllng all existing diqerSi-
l''s OF opinion, and marking distinctly the
III" upon winch we are TO enter the stub
born contest which awaits us.
These wciShty duties devolve much more
ilrIngly on the entire committee than on
an, handful Of members, be they never so
active, intelligent, and patriotic. Indeed,
We rather incline TO the policy of holding,
i''.lorc the next election, Il popular conyen-
ton, in which the delegates, fresh from all
parts OF the State, can tell us exactly what
Tie people want, what is their situation,
and what their desifc, and what issue they
"i,h to be raised in the political battles no"
IMPENDING. "a
We tight under the banner Of Count
'hAInpord at least, we adopt bis motto OF
experimentation and unity. We depiecate
such condition Of the Conservative party,
- lis passing into the bands Of any few
men, however worthy any council OF ten,
whose cdlcte are given out in mystery and
executed without Ieasons. Tue CUnserya-
I've party Is now threatened with fhe-great
danger Of "indcprndcnt candidates." and
1hiehs the people have full opportunity to
express thei: views aud exercise some in-
hErnce IN stating The course that is 10 BIZ
Flowed, there viii iIc conflict ard trouble
ne independents VIII be supported; and
Willie We quarrel the Radicals will steal i'll
ai.4 make themselves masters Of the situa-
ton.
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hIcahoaD AND sErERsBuse 4 r. Co.,

nASaAonD AND PETERSBURG n. Il. Co.,a
yx,pu RICHMOND. VA, June T. Is7l.
eaE TR AIMS On THIS ROAD
me msu trains leave Richmond a, ,.a A. N.
AMI 7:Ss : and leave Petersburg .; DOS A. N.
a., xcsonmouation trains leave Richmond daily
t a. -: and p. NJ, and leaye Pe;ers5urg daiiy
ne t:sS - 81. train will not leave Richmond on
55CNlA1s, aud the ~, z. u. train viii mot ieaya
tetersburg On SUNDAYS, ~ AVN is"'"
ID ssengers for Norfolk will take the 2:ss p, IA,
oal15 train, and those from Norfolk will connect
~ .i rssersours with the 10 A. N. train.
. assasers from Clover Hill will lake the gao A.
ma ~, t -. Oh Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
sas ming, leave Richmond or the same days at
Inc mail trains will stop only at Chester.
The A. ID. train win conusct at patara.
outs Win the Atlantic, Ohio ana Mississippi rail-
SLEEPING CAR on the :ss train, running
VI W 81 W w lIlnStoh. X. 3. KASEY,
JS Ticket and Ert.fvfL kpenf.
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Arrest OF a Murderer.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPAT

SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.J
News FERRY, VA, July 12.-Absalom
Watkins (colored), who murdered q negro
named Lewis Brooks near Black Walnut
last April, was arrested near that place
this morning while asleep by two negroes.
He had heretofore defed arrest, and made
several narrow escapes. The murder was
committed about woman.
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The New York Mail says: LIT is an ex-
ploded theory that oman dresses to please
man. They dress To please or spite each
other. Any girl Of sense and experience
knows that it is just as easy to break n
mans heart in a two-dollar muslin, neatly
made I'D. as it is in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
silk costume made UP By man dress
maker"