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~ TIVE LESSON OF NATURE

me- THE LESSON OF NAIOhE'-
Torpor is the characteristic Of winter. Vegeta-
ton dies or falls into state of trance. The whole
asnect of in animate natus teaches us that there
IL a paralyzng Influence in the air, and ought to
ach us that our bodies require an increase OF vi
tai power TO contend with 1t. Some OF even the
warm-bl ooded animals bury themselves IN The
earth and remain in state Of partial stupefaction
until the season Is and the elixir Of The spring
sunshine stimulates their stagnant blood and re-
stores their vigor. But man, although he feels the
influence of the season, can protect himself against
its lnclcmency. He has fuel to warm him e1ter-
nalIy and can tone and strengthen his Internal or
ganizatlon and entow 1t with The extra amount OF
vitality which the circumstances require. Or all
invlsorants that have ever been recommended TOT
this purpose, HOSTETTEK'S STOMACH BIT
GERS is the purest and the best. Frr.tted Dy tne
daily use OF this wholesome vegetable tonic, the
hum an system may defy the chills and lamps OF
winter in any latitude. Its effect Is TO promote
brisk and re gular circulation Of the blood and a.
tiyitv in ell the secrctive organs. Nlthout tnc
Slightest tendency to produce fever, IL lmpafts
he thful glow to the surface and stimulates the
exterior vessels to discharge In the form OF gentle
perspirat m lie useless mat er from ire
blood. Thus the system Is kept unclogged. FeVer
and apue btliousness, indigestion, ana colo, ali
of which are the common consequences OF Inc
searching damps and low temperature OF winter,
NAV be avoided las we'll euredl hv course ~
this genial tonic and Alternative. jafs-eod&Wl"
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w THE RESULT OF EXHAUS-

TIOk.-The natural result Of exhaustion OF
strength. by excessive labor or action
Is feeling of weakness, dizziness, heaviness,
wearin.ss languor Of body or mind, &c. Per
sons Of weak constitution. or whose habits are
seJen,ary. frequently complain Of this relaxed
condition ofthe vital energies land when persons
of Il nervous temperament arc thus weakened and
debiltated disease inevitably follows, unless 1t Is
once checked and overcome. All who suffer from
these causes alike require a remedy which VIII
strengthen the system without e1c'tns hst uTo
NAV become source If pleasure. Ml5HLER,S
Herb SITTERS has won It's way into the conf
Iencc of thou sands OF this class OF persons, who
warmly endorse 1t as the best invlgorattng agent
aud the most potent and genial OF AL tones ana ihe
nh sicai constitution. Price, one dollar per bot
10 ' 10 "a eod&wlw
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THE METHODIST Book CoNcERN-ENp OF
THE LANAHAN TR1AL.-Ne0 York, Jan.
20.-The Methodist Book Concern COM
mittee brought their deliberations to aclose
this evening. The following is the substance
of the resolutions arrived at: The charges
made by DR.. Lanahan and the replies tnere-
is to be retained in his position. A sub
committee of four, of which Bishop Scott
is to be member, will be appointed to-
morrow. whose business it will be TO inVes-
tigate the general management of the Book
Concern, and also the method OF book boo,
Keeping in use in the establishment. they
will be authorized to call to their assistance
two experts, to be approved by Bishop
Scott, and should any question OF law arise;
II ia TO he referred to Judges Reynolds and
Fancher for decision. The subcommittee
are to report the result of their labors to
the next General Conference.
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| LISTENED to long story to-day from a
gentleman who had spent several years in
san Domingo among its coal mines. His
description Of the roads was graphic, as
well as suggestive. He had rode thirteen
hours Of the hardest riding ever done in his
life to accomplish sixteen miles. Bride
path did not convey the idea-his horse had
to place his feet in the identical track made
by the horse OF Christopher Columbus when
he rode across the island four hundred
years aso.--(" E. j." who accompanies the
San Domingo expedition as reporter for
the Cincinnati COMMERCIAL
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An EXPENSIVE SHOOTING CAsE.-Harris-
burg, Pa, Jan. 20.-Richard Ficken, who
seriously wounded boy who rang his
door-bell on last Hallow-Eve, has been
pardoned by Governor Geary, Ficken hav.
ing paid $40, 900 10 the father of the wound
ed lad for injuries received. Ficken gave
bail in 80, Coo for bis appearance to answer,
but subsequently, fled from justice. His
pardon will probably release his bail,
though some papers contend that the Gov
ernor has no right to pardon when Fickcn
has not been convicted of crime.
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BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
About $40 hands are employed in grading
The Pope's creek section of this road in
Charles county, Md, Samuel Cox, contrac-
tor. Near the creek the grading is very
heayy-much more so than upon any other
part of the line within our county, and OF
course the work is correspondingly slow
and tedious. In Il short time the whole
line will be ready for grading.-Port To-
harm Times,
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FATAL AccIDENT.-AleXander a son of
John r. Hart, aged about sixteen years,
was accidentally shot and killed by William,
a son Of Captain w. w. Carter, on Thurs
day. Young Carter, while hunting, crossed
Il field in which young Hart was ploughing.
The latter hailed him, and asked for chew
of tobacco. AS Carter approached Hart,
and shifted his gun to get at his pocket, the
hammer of the gun caught in his coat, an
explosion followed, and the entire load pen
etrated Harris eye and passed out at the
back of his head, producing death III cou-
ple of minuteS.- WarrentoR Index.
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THE BOND LOCK IN NEW YoRK.-Ne,o
York. Jan. 2O.-Ihe United States authori.
Ties, annoyed by the Inconvenience caused
in monetary circles, by locking up Govern
ment bonds and national bank notes by
several of the banks Of this city, talk of ar.
resting the bank officers responsible for the
misdemcanor, us the offence is denominated
by statute. II found guilty, the punish
ment is Imprisonment for not less than five
nor more than sixteen years. The law
officers are accommodating evidence to COM
meuce proceedings.
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"FooLEp."-Forres acted in Chattanoo.
ga recently, and Knoxville paper insists
That when he appeared on the stage, and
the audience saw that he upon whom they
looked was not the cavalry leader, General
N. b. Forrest, the only great man of that
name Of whom they had ever heard, they
jumped to their feet and declared that they
had been sold.
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The Mobile Register says that at meet
ing of twenty or thirty leading politicians in
the office of that paper, before the recent
election, it was agreed, without dissenting
voice, after long and free Interchange OF
opinions, that it was not only impolitic but
injurious to make any attempt to court negro
votes, or to invite negroes to join the Dem.
ocIatic Conservative party.
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A correspondent asks us to assist i'll pro-
tecting rural "yictims" from the New
York knayes who offer to sell them coun-
terfeit money. We reckon the country
"victims" to be as guilty as the city
knaves, and are glad rather than sorry when
we hear that another of them has lost all
the good money he tried to invest in coun-
terteit.
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AT the recent meeting of Southern Re-
publican Representatives six States were
represented. It was determined to support
the pending bill Of Judge Hoar establishing
the bill of Colonel Prosser, setting aside for
support of common schools the proceeds of
public land sales.
The chairman of the Democratic Con-
cressional Committee has thrown out an
intimation that st. Louis is likely TO be Sc
lected as the place for holding the next
Democratic National Convention.
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VIRGINIA OFF1cEs.-A new office is estab-
lished at Auburn, Montgomery county, and
VIM. 5. Surface appointed postmaster, near
route Christiansburg to Jacksonville Mrs.
Evelna Apperson is appointed postmistress
at Locust Grove, Orange county, vice Miss
Susan T. Mason, resigned.
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.ssARRrEDs

On the evening Of January 1ith, At rn
NJ. =. Thrrch 81 The Rev. B. W21dw VA ,aniv
JAR r. KRLLEY to Miss GAs ssst. H. ~; oh'S
Lynchburg and Htsunton papers please copy :
Janu.rv 18th. ii the residence Of pr. Thonss
ztsap Charles City county, va: By Rev. GSS; =.
vardersIice. r. n GRESHAM, ksq., nI f I'LL
mond, TO Miss LIZZIE STAG6s OF chafi0' VIZ
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CERTAIN CURE FOR NEURALGIA .-Ne,c
York, JAM. 20.-Patrick Kelly, aged 80, a
labcIing nun, OF Newark, n. j.. committed
suicide this morning by placing his head
under the wheels OF a passing freight train
on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad, at Newark. He was instantly
killed. 1t appears that he had suffered
during tho night with severe neuralgia,
which is supposed to have affected his
mind. He leaves Il wife and several chill
dren In INDECENT circumstances.
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DIED.

On Friday. the 18th January, 1s inIans so nnd
John r. ard Virginia 81. Toler' ageo no"'A'
fer little children 70 come INTO me an M H Ios-
hid .baro NOT for OF such 10 the Kingdom Oh neo-
'e'' "Rest, loved one, rest"
Religious Herald please copy.
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nrsTARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT.

~STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT.
In order to make provisions for the coming
snrinp trade, I have this day marked down my
entire and truly splendid stock Of
DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS
at prodigous low figures. 1haYe also among my
stock about SIS 900 worth Of desirable and seasonal
BILE REMNANTS, which must be sold without re-
gard Of what they may cost.
TAX. advantage Of this great and liberal
chance, and remember the place aud appropriate
name Of A. GoLDbACh'
Wholesale and Retail Dealer IN Cheap
and Desirable Dry Goods and Notions,
i,,a s07 Broad street.
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THE ALBANY EXPRESS RoBBER IpENTI-
FIED.-ALbany, Jan. 2O.-The Chief of
Police and several detectives this morning
took Filkins into the presence Of Halpine,
when the latter unhesitatinsly declared
that he is the man who entered his car.
The examination of Filkins was con-
tinued to-day. The drift of the testimony
is against him. The man who sold the pis-
tol used identifies him as the purchaser.
Filkins maintains calm and unembarrass-
ed demeanor.
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Ebullition is beginning to show itself in
the Senatorial pot ut Richmond, in rather a
small way as yet. If there be any ''rlngs,' =.
new movements, private circulars. and
more private cabals, they keep themselves
20 far excessively dark.
Senator johnson is much more spoken OF
than any one who proposes to step into his
shoes. Not that any warm enthusiasm Is
manifested in his behalf. He is too quiet a
man, and his course in Congress has been
too merely negative, though in the main
unohjectionable, for that. Some feeling eX-
lists against him in consequence of his
silence on the Me- rccry resolution, and the
vote he appears actually to have cast against
its recep tion. In this feeling we fully shared.
1t is one to which no Virginia Senator
should be obnoxious.
For our part, we should like to see man
of ability, energy, and convictions, man
who recognizes that truth IS never q "dead
ISSUE" and that the representative of State
sovereignty owes his first duty to its MAIN
tenance, under all circumstances, in the
seat to which for all the best years of our
history no other style of man dreamed OF
aspiring. Such men are to be found yet i'll
Virginia; but we do not believe the pres
ent Legislature, or the present "Conserva-
tive" organization is going to let them.
What we have Il right to expect is, that q
second Lewis shall not be sent to the Sem
ate Winchester Nears.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.
letter from staunton.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.1

LVVttSsPVHUeHce0
STAuNToN, VA, Jan. 90. 1871.
Your paper is the fauorite in our city. Its
readers are numerous, and they never feel
that they have the news certainly until they
have read It in the Dispatch.
Business is active here, and there Is every
indication of growth and prosperity. The
influx of population is steady, and Is OF
such nature as to insure the permanent
upbuilding of the place. During the past
week a religious revival has been In pro-
Rev. Mr.. Williams, has been aided at dif-
ferent times by Rev. j. B. Taylor, D. D.,
and his sons, Revs. &. B. and J. B. Taylor:
Much interest has been manifested, and
many persons have professed conversion.
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NJ CHILDREN'S Ii A RS FOR
CHRISTMAS, CHILDREN's CHAIRS FOR
CHsISTMAS.-o5 dozen CHILDREN'S CHAIRS
lust received at
G. B. STACY 4 SONS, 1909 AND 1910 MAIN ST.,
where can be found the largest and best-assorted
stock Of FURNITURE and MATTRESSES In
tho city.
Don't fail to examine before buying de?2
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D1sAD1L1T1Es.-In the United States SEN
ate, last Friday, Mr.. Lewis presented the
petitions j. p. Marshall, of Clarke coun--
tv, Virginia. and Of William II. Green, OF
Fauquicr county, Virginia, praying the re-
moval of their political disabilities. which
were referred to the select Committee on
the Removal Of Political Disabilities.
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The name of Lieutenant. Governor Marye
is mentioned in connection with the United
States Senatorship. \ purer and better
man could not he selected, and one who
would give more general satisfaction
throughout the State.-Leesburg Washing
tOnidn.
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-. Il
miles beyond staunton, has recently nau
some experiments made under the patent
Of Mr.. sEYBERT, and an article has oeeh
nroduced which he thinks 80 much of as 20
order preparations on a somewhat larger
scale for making Il. He hopes to be able 10
nake = metal that will at least answer all the
more common purposes of steel al i sle.,s
reduced cost. These EXPERIMENT. III ,no
manufacture of steel do not interfere WIN
the regular operations of the IRON WORKS.
which arc working most successfully.
We doubt not that some one VIII ne
lucky enough yetto hit upon The successful
plan of manufacturing steel in some cheap
way. so that it may be sold at price so low
as to allow of its use in many things In
which if cannot now be employed on ac-
count of its cost.
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PEr1r1oNs.-In the House of Representa-
tives, last Friday, there was presented by
Mr.. Porter the petition of Samuel NJ. Bal.
ley and seventv.one others, citizens OF
Richmond, Virginia, praying the removal
of the tax on sales of manufactured tobacco,
snuff, and cigars.
Also, the petition of David Norvell, post
master It Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna county,
Virginia, praying compensation for the
value of United States postage stamps de-
stroyed BY the late lleshct.
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STAINING CouSTERFE1Ts. "A western
banker recently wrote to Treasurer Spinner
suggesting that all officers Of moneyed cor
porations should be required to stamp tue
word counterfeit" on all spurious money
presented to them. The Treasurer replied
that such regulation could not be made
without legislation, although he believes
any one has right so to stamp, Us this does
not lessen the value of the paper.
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VNHE COMPREHENSIVE HERETO
Il FO9E existing between the undersigned Is
hereby dissolved by mutual consent, THOMAS
BAPTg withdrawing 1roR the business IN con-
sequence Of o. her ARRANGEMENTS.
The firm Will be continued as heretofore, under
The style Of BRANDGR & MCCAW. VINO assume
the liabilities OF said concern, and will sign The
firm signature In settlement Il the bust ness.
G.. BRA DEG,
w, L. MCCAW,
THOMAS BAPTY.
BoTEToURT SPRINGS, ROANOKE COUNTY. VA,
Jan. 8, 1871. Eliot
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DIssOAUTIONs d PARTNERSHIPS

DHssOauTIOHs d PARTNERSHIPS.
NOTICE.-The limited partnership here
~ tofore existing under the name Of JOHN w.
KIJON Is hereby declared to have been dissolved
JOHN A. ROBINSON,
Jan. 2lst, ISL. JOHN w. BISON.
In referring TO the above notice. l am happy to
state that I will continue the DRUG and APOTH-
ECARY BUSINESS as before the partnership.
JNO. w. RISON,
Druggist and ApOthecary,
corner Main and Sd streets,
Ia 23-law6w Richmond, Va.
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WINTER GOODS MUST NOT BIZ cARp1yn
OVER THE sEAsON:
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DON'T MAKE YOUR PURCHASES usru
YoU HAVE EXAMINED OUR sTocK,
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Not TINE TO CHANGE Our TACTICS
In the Enquirer of Tuesday last there Is q
communication from a correspondent who
signs himself Democrat" which assumes
more than ordinary importance. from the
fact that 1t receives the endorsation Of the
editor Of that influential paper.
A dissolution of the Conservative party
is warmly recommended, and the active re-
organization of all the opponents Of the
Radical party under the banner Of the Ma
tional Democracy.
The time may arrive when we shall gladly
join the Democratic party but we have
done so well, under the circumstances, that
we are extremely reluctant TO desert the
bridge which has carried us over such ter
rible stream-a stream worse than the Mis-
sissippi, turbulent and muddy, boiling from
its very bottom, and throwing up the dirt
and the sand.
The Enquirer's correspondent charges
that the Conservative party " has an organ
izatlon in but one State" and that organi-
ton "has none of the charactics OF ma
tional party"
Grant it. We would not exchange the
peace and security which we enjoy over
other southern States for national organl-
cation. The State Government is the dear
est thing to us. Our policy is to hold on to
that party which will best secure us the
State officers. We want to keep the county
and CITY offices out of the hands Of carpet
bagcers and scalawags, and secure them for
our own people and bona .ttde settlers from
other States. What would it profit us if all
the other States in the Union voted for the
Democratic national ticket, if Virginia state
offices were in possession ofsuch men as are
now running South Carolina!
We beg the Enquirer not to be IN 100
great haste. We are. awfully afraid that
if his views were put into practice now we
should lose the county officers OF 4 very
urge portion of the State. Let us keep
quiet until we are sure Of a better position
than the one we now occupy. 1T cannot be
denied that Virginia is in u far better con-
dition than South Carolina, or Georgia, or
Mississippi, or Louisiana and it is our
firm, deliberate opinion that if we had
taken the step which the Enquirer advises
two wears ago we should now have hanging
over us a cloud as dark as that which ell
velopes any of these unfortunate States.
Calm thou ht. sober Judgment, and adapta-
ton to circumstances, have made US what
we are. Who are the voters of this county
and of this State? What are their pre-
JUDGES and what their colors? We must
consult all, and if Democracy is the name
which will carry the voters, why, let us
raise that flag; but if they will rally better
under the Conservative banner, why, in the
name of Heaven, let us stick to hdt.-Ddn-
vl!e Times.
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the nomination by the next Republican
Convention. The ground will be his In
tense devotion to the Radical party, and
certainly he has proyenit. TIMoN.

NEGROES TO BE FORCED INTO HOTELS,
STEAMBOATS,, AND CARs.-ln the United
States Senate, Friday, Mr.. Sumner present
ed memorials of the Colored National La
Dor Convention, earnestly praying Con-
gress to pass Senator Summers supple
mental civil rights bill.
Mr.. Sumner would desire to read one
passage in the memorial. The memorialists
say that in the cars, the steamboats,, and
public houses they have no rights which are
respected. No matter how courteous they
are, no matter how cheerfully they comply
with all regulations that are made, no
civility Is accorded them, no proper &C
comnodations afforded. They are huddled
into smoking-cars, compelled to inhale the
noxious fumes of tobacco, and to be un-
willing listeners to the vlllgarity and OBJ
scenity which select the smoking-car as
their theatre.
Mr.. Sumner, in presenting the memorial,
said he heartily sympathized with the
prayer of the petitioners.
Mr.. Yates : So do /.
Mr.. Sumner: The Senator says so, does
he; so ought we all. Something milst be
done, and done before this Congress ad-
jolIrns, to put stop TO these terrible out
RACES. see my friend from Indiana (Alr.
Morton) mods his head. / am glad Of it. l
appeal to the chairman of the Judiciary
Committee to make speedy report OF the
bill which I introduced months ago. Ii
was only the other day the Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana (Mr. Dunn, whom
we have admitted to the privileges OF the
floor, detailed to me an account OF the IN
dignities practised upon him IN traveiIinS
from Louisiana to this city. This bill,
which has been slumbering so long in the
room of the Committee on the Judiciary,
should be taken up and perfected.
Mr.. Trumbull said the bill was not SUM
bering in the committee room, but had
been reported back to the Senate on the
It'll of last July, and had been indefinitely
postponed.
been made in very quiet manner. Ii had
certainly escaped his attention. We must
have equal rights in the cars, the steam
boats, in the hotels, the public places, and
in the schools, and in every institution
which has the sanction of existing laws.
The erregious abuse which exists must pc
remedied. He hoped the Senate would
unanimously consent to reconsideration
of the vote Indefinitely postponing his bill,
so that it can be put in its place in the cal
epdar and he called up, and If there was no
objection, he would make the motion.
Mr. Hamilton, Of Maryland. objected.
The Vice-President stated to Mr.. Sumner
that it was in his power to Introduce the
bill anew, this not being the session at
which it was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Sumner then again introduced the
bill, and asked that it be referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary, and expressed
the hope that it would meet with better
fortune than the last time it was before that
committee.
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GENE THREADING last importation
- OF SEINE THREAD for this season. The
hest ever imported To Riahmond market Is Tor
sale ut greatly reduced prices aI,m,s
l707 Franklin street, between i7th and 18Th.
SEINE TWINkS and LINES. for hanging
Eeines for sale very low. la IL
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vOUNG LADIES' ACADEMY OF THE
VISITATION, MONTE MARIA,
on Grace street between Tweaty-second aud
Twenty-shird streets,
RICHMOND, VA.
The duties Of this Institution will be resumed on
the FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER. For
prospectus OF terms application can be made 20
tue sUPERiOREsS Of the Academy.
au 3-dtO1&ecdtFebl
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PRICES FIXED AsToNrsHIssLr Low,