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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-13

The Greet Eastern can lie fifty yards from the
shore: the supposed terminus CT the Ches apaake
and Ohio railroad 4 mile and half OF water
front. see Uaitei gt9tes Coas. Suiyey, report CT
1857, psge ss.
BY Writ, OF decree Of the Circuit Cont or the
couaty OF James City sud cltT of WiIiiar0 burg
pronounced Ga The 10Th Day OF October, 1871, @e,
special commissioners, will! sell ~ pohlic auction,
10 the highes, bidders, on WEDNESDAY, 18th
day of January, A. u. 1872, At Yorkt1wa, Va, the
following REAL ESTATE, wha' eof Bchert In
derson died SELF and possessed:
]. NIFETY LOTS in Yorktown about two-
thirds Of the town. 2. IUBBAID'S tAND,
above yorktown, on Tie river, CT the rorth side
or the read from Willis msbn'S 57i acres. ..
RCWE FARM, adjoining "Huhbards on The
west-41 4:.109 acres. /. MUNETTS Il Ell
LOFTS, adj,iniug York own on the northeast,
on York rive---lla $500 acres. S RO%G IL
SAEDS LOTS, on the northwest side OF Yorktc .ra
on the rtver--22 acres. 4. NOTTIAGi LOT,
at the south corner o, Yorktown. on the Hampton
road 10 SO 100 acIes. :. rIGaOS QUARTER,
VAN BUkEN, &C., adjoining Yorktown on The
,uthwet sIie-6a2 42-Ioo acres. F&E CHI
QUaRTEs aad TEERA Pts POINT, adjoining
Pigeon Quarter, &C., on toe soathwe5t- 3js & 100
acres.
An accurate survey OF tee liuGs above men
iione has been made Ama2 OF the ssme Will be
exh bIted on the DAY OF sale, nj may be- reei at
the Office OF william s. Peachy, Williamsburg,
Va, before day or sale.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash sufflcten. to pa cxpense o
Of sale; balance on credits Of six. twelve, and
eighteen months, equal instruments, each TO bear
interest at six per cent. from the day OF sac.
Bonds, with sufficient personal security, to be
given by each purchaser, and the title rettined
as to each purchaser until the whole lrchlse
money Ia paid.
The sale will te continued until completed.
TAZ.RELIi TAYfOR1
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Nv Thomas W. Kseyes, Aucueneer'
No. 1877 Main street.

No. 1917 Main street. .s.
ROW CASES, PIANOS, HO IJSE
nV rnPNTTuRE, Ao.. AT Auction.
THIS DAY ut 10 O'Clock will sell Ut my au' aon'
n 20 sr7r pARLoR snIr. in rep..;u r,.ros
nnnv wnon and MAHOGAE Y-CAsE FiAHyS,
cSTTHGB CHAMBER sU1T' Win mslo.'
rnggEESGE CHAABER SUITS, 80
nr EEsTEhDS BUREAUS, WAsHsrANDS, ana
:. W "a, rTnP and PAIN sIDEBoARDs.
Mau.,EaNY pOOK-CESE.,
MI ~ nd eHurK WATT eESSEs.
FTtTHER BED2, BOLsTERs, and fiLLo"e'
s saaSHMMISa and pARLOR sTOvEs
sCALEs, sEWING-ShGHINHs t Eeir7sEr
Auctiorter.
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DARE CHANCE FOR CAPITALISTS
AND ePECUlAT0Hs.
SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE AT
YORKTOWN,

one o, the finest har5ors In the Uo!ted states,
about thirty miles !rcm the Atlantic Ocean,
with an uninterrupted channel. way Of
thirty. three feet ~ loW tide.
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BY Cook Sc Lau2hton, Aucttoneers,
Corner or Governor and Franklin streets.


Corner or Governor and Franklin streets.
ok MULES AND HORSES AT AUG
y tIUh.- On WEbNESDAY The 18Th ins..nt,
vi IL o'c'o we viii sell NJ thu stables Of Or. n.
C. .ip:cJmb On SscoLds RTE; between Aa!5hsli
TAN 81 FOUa yDUHH WORK NJ. Es.
pair q very large II < a f-DRAUdu4
HU LEA,
Q good WORK H0RSES-
Stis stosk is consiga.d to US fr III gentiaal 81
CUUk j. LAUGHT0S.
nol3 huct:onFcT-.
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BANKERS, BROKERS. dc.
p q. MAURY Il CO.,
STOCK AND EXCHANGE Brokers'
No. lola MAIN STREET,
pJrrNoNn VA

Buy md sell on commission GoVtrnHen., SsA4 .,
City, and Ssi!foad Bonds make inVe5'mtAs -
zeal estate coi:ae erals N market rates asS1e''
IN Foreign AID domestic Exchange. ,,,,s.
CJLLECTkOhs mgds GU all parts OF the opISsN
States, Canada and Europe. ,,,v
Special stsenlon gtyaa 10 FUN d. u VI,
G1kIA STATE STOCK AND BONDS, UNDER 'He
set 3ath Mach, 1871.
Thank vi for The patronage and kindness OF
friends in the naSn We nov respectfully ask CO.
ttnuance or the me- promising orr bes. at.snso4
TO ell bceiness entrusted TO US. DC I'm
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WILSON & SANDS,
W RICHMOND MARBEE WORKS
CoSER GOVERNOR AND ROSS STREETS,
hlCAM3ED. Va.
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- By j. D. whitehead q Coz
Nos, and Fifteenth street, between MAIN
and Cary streets.
WE WILL OFFER AT AUCIloN Oh
w MONDAY the 13:h instant. at our store'
Fi,,fonth street between Main and Cry, com,
mcncipe at -lf-past 10 o'ctck a. NJ, gooa
'''' GROCERIES, sc
TO which we IN vte the attenti IN Of the trade. m
,oIa j D. WHITEHEAD & GU.
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By Thomas w. Reese, Auctioneer,
No. 1917 Main street.

By Thomas w. Reese, AuCtloueei'
No. 1917 Main street.
TRIPLE SILVER-PLATED WARE
| FINE TABLE CUTLERY, CLOCK, 6C &c;
AT AUCTION.-T7I3 DAY at 10 o'clocK VIII
'e pi az m M aE sED TEA and COFFEE SETS
CAKE-RA$KHTS. - r,rsurs
RFVOtvIN4 and other BUTFRH 1ti iT ~ q
BREAKFAST, DINE GO, and PlChuh Wv
1APGE.nd SMALL WATERS. -,,nup
iVntY-HANDLE DE s.RT and DlNHSn
KNIVES, oous
sf 'oNo' I'll. MAS W. KEEsFk,
Au tioneer.
noIa ---- 80 -
NOTICE.-FARM UTENSILS a.. AN l,
IN PRODUCTS F z p LE; noN. il COUNTY, on
N0~DaY n oven ~. al n,5
FArMlSG UTN::- lLS'
H R;FH,
MULtS,
81 asU ss'oLD and KITCHEN FoES1-
TUEF.
Tho FAEG to rcnt or lease. ,rKNFR. JR.
Is - ". u,
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TrANTED, TO EMPLOY A WHITE
~ - C.i,GHEu O." J.. from / Give - ut
tee f".-s r aIc. ."cr three mills ron tn city,
ert ,rrr ~ ami. TO orc tat viii com. we'll
G. In!u d 20 q " E-s and home given. Ap-
;y.l .>EHl JJaAlTuh'.. rsoCk2.orr.
nGl,-.t grove p'st-o flee.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-02
From WASHINGTON.
Business Before the Supreme Court.

Business Before the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Supreme Court
were engaged four hours announcing opinions
to-day. At 8 o'clock Associate Justice Clifford
said that in the cases of Knox sgainst Lee, and
Parker against Davis-one from Texas and the
other from Massachusetts-the questions had
been discussed in this court-frst, is the act of
Congress known as the Legal-tender act consti-
tutional as to contracts made before its passage;
and second, is il valid as applicable to transac-
tions since.
The court now affirm these questions, the
Chief Justice and Associate Justices Nelson,
Clifford, and Field dissenting frem the majority
of the court, both as to their premises and con-
clnsions. Justice Clifford said the opinion in
these cases would be written cut and announced
before the close of the term.
Judge Swayne delivered the opinion of the
court in the case of Boudinot against the United
States, affirming the censtitutiOnslity of the in
ternal revenue law extending over Indian Terri
tory as to the tax oH spirits and tobaces. JUS
tices Bradley and Davis disseRted. Justice Field
id net sit in the case.
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SheriH's Sale,

The following named properties were among
those sold at Sheriff's sale yesterday after
noCn:-
Four-story brick house, store, and lot, N.
side of South street, west of Tenth, Is feet
front, 60 feet deep, $1,000.
Brick house and lot, N. e. corner Twenty
fourth and Walnut streets, 20 feet front, 65
feet deep, $1,000.
House and lot, S. w. side of Germantown
and Perkiomen turnpike road, containing one
acre, more or less, $1450.
Two-story stone house, French roof, and
lot, S. side of SAMSON street, Is feet west of
Thirty second street, Is feet front, rs feet
deep, $4,000.
Three-story brick house and lot w. side of
Twenty-second street, so feet south of Pine
street, 20 feet front, "A feet deep, $14o0.
Lot, S. w. side Ridge avenue, 1O6 feet :
N. w. Master street, thence s. W. "a feet S8
in, s. 43 feet in, W. JIG feet, N. 80 feet
68 in, N. w. II feet p in, N. E. 100 feet,
S. e. IS to beginning, $4,000
3-story brick house and lot, E. side Camac
street, &C feet N. Norris street, 16 feet front,
20 feet deep, $3.50.
3-story brick house and lot, E. side Camac
street, $3.50.
3.story brick house and lot e. side Camac
street, 16 feet front, 73 feet deep, $3.50.
2 two-story brick houses and lot, $50 feet
N. Locust street, and "a feet E. Twelfth
street, 81 feet front, 80 feet deep, privilege
of 8 feet 2 in court, $400. =
Triangular lot southeast side Philadelphia
and Trenton Railroad, containing 2 acres II
perches more or less, $33, $50.
2-story brick house and lot, southwest cor
ner Montgomery avenue and Front street,
10 feet inches in front, 10 feet deep, $4,000.
3-story brick house and lot, north side Wal
lace street, west of Eighteenth street, 1S feet
front, 120 feet deep. Mortgage, $5500-$50.
Messuags and land Germantown, 16 acres
and 33 perches, $780, ,000
3-story frame, 2.story frame houses and lot,
Nicetown lane, 20 feet front, 273feet inches
deep, 800.
House and lot, north side Callowhill street,
west of Charles street, 20 feet front, "a feet
deep, $50.
Three-story brick and lot, east side of
Woodland Terrace, south of Baltimore ave-
nue., 80 feet front, 1876 feet deep, $50.
House and lot, south side of Bolton street,
west of Twenty-third street, 112 feet inches
front, 90 feet deep, $500.
Lot, west side of Franklin street, north of
Diamond street, IA feet 2 inches front, 70
feet deep, $2100.
Lot, west side of Franklin street, north of
Diamond street, IA feet 2 inches front, 20
feet deep, $22O0.
Lot, west side of Franklin street, north of
Diamond street, ia feet 2 inches front, 20
feet deep, $4,000
Lot, west side of Franklin street. north of
Diamond street, IA feet inches fr0nt, 20
feet deep, $21O0.
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Eoreipn AGairR.


Private telegraphing in Paris is again en-
tirely suspended.
Great alarm prevails in Paris, and it is
hourly increasing.
The German peace celebration at Louis
vile yesterday was q grand affair.
"A series of bsrricsdss are being built to
encircle completely the city of Paris.
ar The French provincial elections have
generally resulted in the cheice of Conserva-
tive Republicans.
Large numbers OF troops moved toward
Paris during yesterday, as reinfercements to
the army of investment.
General Dembrowski is now in command
of the left bank of the Seine and the forts
Immediately outside of Paris.
The firing upon Paris during Sunday
night is represented as the most severe that
has taken place since the Investment.
The editors OF all the moderate journals
in Paris have been ordered to be prosecuted,
and they are leaving the city as rapidly as
possible.
"A quarrel arose on Saturday, in the hall
of the Supreme Court, Havana, during which
Judge Sitgar slapped the face of Judge
Vasques Quiepo. A challenge immediately
passed, and duel was fought with swords,
in which both cembatants received slight
wounds.
The Sultan of Turkey has presented the
United States Government with magnificent
carpet for the East Room of the White House.
1t was woven at the Imperial factory, occu-
pied year in its manufacture, weighs fifteen
hundred pounds, and is said to be worth
$4,000,
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Domestic Affairs.

1T is thought that the Ohio Legislature
will adjourn to-day.
"A hail storm on Sunday did considerable
damage in North Mississippi.
There is another prospective deadlock in
the Pennsylvania Legislature.
Ground was broken yesterday by Brig
ham Young for the Utah Southern Railroad.
-Ex-Goyernor Manly, Of North Carolina,
died yesterday afternoon at Raleigh, aged rs
years.
The Republicans of New Mexico have
nominated Colonel j. f. Chaves as Delegate
to Congress,
The Montour Paint Works, at Rupert,
Pa, were burned yesterday morning, involv
ing loss of 500, zoe.
General Gordon Granger arrived at Santa
Fe on Saturday to assume command of the
military district of New Mexico.
The Democrats of Raleigh yesterday
elected William Henry Harrison Holden
(brother of the ex-Governer) Mayor of the
city.
Planters estimate that through the Bonnet
Carre crevasse loss in the sugar crop to the
extent of twenty thousand. hogsheads will
result.
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Inland Navigation,

Last evening a meeting of merchants,
shippers, and manufacturers interested in the
Southern trade, and in the prosperity of the
Delaware and Rsritan, Chesapeake and Della
ware, Albemsre and Chesapeake Canals" was
held at room No. "a Merchants Exchange
The object of the meeting was to form a
company under corporate articles, for estab-
fishing q through inland route as far north
and south as inland transportation reaches
in connection with the various railroad enter
prises connecting Herewith.
Mr.. L. S. Cropper was selected as chair
man, and made brief speech, in which he
said that it was not proposed to interfere
with the railways, butSto invite their co-ope-
ration. That of the Pennsylvania Railroad
had already been sought.
The organization is to be based on def
mite guarantee of estimated capital hereafter
to be fixed, secured by bonds of the several
companies, all property returned as stock,
for facilitating present and speedy operations,
is to be placed as such on appraisement by
competent parties. No freight, by any act of
the corporation, is to be permitted to be
diverted into outside channels.
The new corporation is to be styled the
Virginia and Northern Inland Navigation
Company, to act under the charter of the
North Carolina Transportation and Towboat
Company, authorized by the State of Virginia.
The line thus formed will run from points
south of Wilmington, N. c., to Portsmouth,
Va, to Philadelphia, to New York, and
thence to points North, East, and West.
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WNwg gUMxN1ARY.
City Affairs.

The German butchers met at Ne. $40
Vine street, last evening, to make arrange
ments to participate in the peace festiva
parade. The uniform to be worn is black
pants, white market frock, blue sash, and a
silk hat. They will ride on horseback, and
will turn out about seven hundred men. Mr..
Louis Gross is to be Chief Marshal.
The following gentlemen were appointed
yesterday by the Central Presbytery as Com
missioners to the General Assembly, which
meets in Chicago on the 18th inst. Minis
ters. .-Principals-Rev. G.. w. Musgrave, d.
D., Rev. A. Reed, d. D., Rev. W. T. Eva.
Alternates-Rev. A. A. Willis D. D.. Rev.
w. O. Johnstone, Rev. James Clark, D. d.
Elders. cipals-Ex-G GovernOriJam amss Pol
lock, w. j McElroy, A. Whilldin. Alter
nates-W. A. Piper, j. A. Gardiner, @. M.
Lukens. A memorial was adopted asking the
General Assembly to give an ''unmistakable"
expression of opinion as to the admittancs of
members to the Church who are engaged in
the sale or manufacture of intoxicating &
liquors.
The Councils Finance Committee will
report favorably the So, 122, 900 loan for the
Fairmount Park Reservoir; alss the appropri-
alton for the drainage of the First ward
meadow lands.
The building fund of the Philadelphia
Library is $4,000. The following gentle
men were elected directors yesterday
George W. Norris, Charles Willing, j. L Clark
Hare, Peter Mccall, Henry Wharton, Henry
Cramond, James S. Biddle, Henry O. Lea,
and John s. Newbold. Lloyd 2. Smith, Esq,
was elected treasurer
The Athletics had their hands full in
beating a picked nine yesterday afternoon.
The score was ~ to 7.
The Association for the Relief of Disabled
Firemen held somewhat excited meeting last
night, the subject before them being the consi
deration of the manner in which the $46, 900
in the treasury are to be disposed Of. Som'
wanted the society TO go on, while others
wanted it wound up. Finally, after macl
discussion, a committee, consisting of ONT
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clinical instruction of students of the Female
Medical College.
CThe action of last year, referred to in the
above, instructed the Board of Managers, in
consultation with the medical staff of the
hospital, to arrange for appropriate thorough
clinical instruction in the hospital to the stu
dents of the Women's Medical Oollege.)
The meeting then went into an election for
q Beard Of Managers to serve the ensuing
year, with the following result
Treasurer-John T. Lewis.
Mansgers-Mordecai l.. Dawson, John Far
mum, William Biddle, Alexander J. Derby
shire. Samuel Mason, Samuel Welsh, Wistar
Morris, Jacob b. Jones, Ben iamin H. Shoe
maker, Alexander Biddle, Joseph b. Town
send, Joseph @. Turnpenny. Adjourned.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-02
THE LEVEES,
The Caving in of the Mississippi Banks,
and Why 1T is all on One Side.

The Caving in of the Mississippi Banks.
and Why it is all ON One Side.
The caviug in of all the bluffs on the eastern
side of the Mississippi, from Cairo to New Or
leans, has led to curious conclusions. 1t is said
that the motion of the earth on its axis or some
result of some general law of nature, must have
begetten this uniform and constant abrasion of
the eastern shore of the river Fort Pillow has
wholly disappeared.
There is not vestige of the earthwork erected
by General filoW and Others at Randolph The
river has cut cavernous depths for its strOng
currents beneath the everlasting hills, and these
have slowly crumbled and fallen, a grain of
sand at time, into the abysses of the mighty
deep. Now and then hillsides have disappeared
in a single night, and, curiously enough, this
work OF desolation goes on mainly upon the
eastern side of the river. Here at Memphis, as
at Vicksburg, Columbus, Fort Pillow, and
Randolph, the resistless, fathOmless river whose
course none may anticipate and none can resist,
pursues its appointed task with force and
pertinacity which have lessened property values
between Wolf river and FSrt Pickering many
millions of dollars.
Great as is the damage already done by the
mighty river, the calamity begotten is steadily
progressive, and none can tell when DETECTION
of the Wiful current may relieve the anxieties
of those owning property along the river shore
between the navy yard and Fort Pickering. The
city once imagined that in the navy yard it had
a basis of q credit to be used in the perfection
of it's railway system. The Little Rock Railroad
at one time was strengthened in its resources by
q mortgage on the navy yard. This mortgage
subsists, but the property has been disposed OF
by power against which chancery may issue
its tbupders in vain.
Plainly eneRgh, while the river holds its pre-
sent G. urse there Is no assigRable Limitation to
its deslTueliyepSLs IL is generally conceded
that the direction OF the current cannot be
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FROM NEW YORK.
Funeral of Avery ID. Putnam.

Funeral of Avery ID. Putnam.
New YORK, May 1.-The funeral of Avery ID.
putnam, assaulted on Wednesday night in
street-car by William Foster, occurred to-day at
his family residence in Cottage place. There
was a very large attendance. The remains were
taken to the Providence beat, for intermsnt in
Swan Point Cemetery. The stores were closed
along the route of the procession. Great num-
hers of citizens joined the cortsgs en- route,
swelling II to an immense concourse.
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from each district, was appointed to revise
the bylaws and "wind up the association"
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FIRE ExTINOUIsHER.
THE UNION FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

OVER FIVE MILLIONS (S5,000 000) OF DOLLARS
WORTH OF PROPERTY IN THE UNITED
STATES HAS ACTUALLY BEEN
SAVED BY THE EXTIN-
GUISHER
Within the past three years; while in Philadelphia
alone twenty-five fires, endangerng property 10 the
extent of HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOL
LARS have been extingulshed during the past year
by the same means. Our Machine is the IMPROVED
CAhBONIC ACID GAS FIRE EXTINGUIsHER,
and is indoTsed aud used by nj. Baird 4 Co., Henry
Disston Son, Benjamin BHlock's Sons Morris,
Tasker q Co., Alan Weod a. Co., Lacey Il Phillips,
Bromley Brothers, 3. ]. Soms, Charles Eneu, John
son & Co., RRlby Madeira, Francis Perot Il Sons,
George W. Childs, PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company,
Philadelphia and Bosten Steamship Company Pha-
delphla and southern Steamship Company, ana
saany other OF our leading business men and eorpo
ratiOns.
CAUTION.-All parties In this community are
warned against buying or selling "EXJinguishers"
except those purchased from or our agents, under
penalty OF immediate prosecution for infringement
Our prices have been reduced, and the Machine is
now within the reach of every property holder.
N. Bone style made specially for private resi-
dences.
Union Fire Extipguisher Company
OFFICE q 9s stutfrp
No. I1S MARKET STREET.
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FROM THE WEST.
Suieide Am IndiauapoIts.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 1.-This mSrniRE, gen
tleman stopping at the Palmer House, who
registered his name "S. A. Stricken, Tennes-
see," committed suicide by cutting his throat
with pocket knife.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-08
A Ludicrous Telegraphic BIunder.

THE London Court Courier relates the
following anecdote respecting q noble
lady who is young, beautiful and good:
" During the Army bill debate, her roble
husband who is as proud and fond of her
as he should be, was just about to rise and
deliver violent attack upon something
or somebody, when a telegram was put
into his hands. He read it, turned pale,
and quilted the House, called cab, drove
to the Ckaring Cross station, and went to
Dover, and was no more heard of till the
the next day, when he returned to his
own home, and to his first inquiry was
told that the Countess was in her own
room. He hastened to her, and terrific
row ensued, the exact words of which no
one knows but themselves. At last, how
ever, he burst out, "Then what did you
mean by your telegram" "Mean? What
l said, of course. What are you talking
about - "Read it for yourself" returned
the still unappeased husband. She did
read: al flee with Mr.. - to Dover
straight. Pray for me-" For a moment
she was startled, but then burst into a
hearty fit of laughter. "Most dreadful
telegraph people. No wonder you are out
of your mind. 1 telegraphed simply, Il
tea with Mrs. -, in Dover street. Stay
for me-" His lordship was so savage at
the laugh he had raised against himself
that he was at first inclined to make par
liamentary question of it, but, listening to
more judicious advice, refrained-
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-08
Hints to Carpenters.

THE American Builder believes that
there is much labor in vain in the Orna-
mentation of houses, especially wooden
houses. 1t tells carpenters, before making
and fixing a quantity of ornament, to be
sure that it is good, and goes on to say !:
There are many things that you do, and
many others that an architect-if there be
one in the case-will often instruct you to
do, which are neither tasteful nor in good
construction. OF course there are excep-
tions. You may be sure of this, however,
that the more elaborate and covered with
ornament building is, the more you are
going on the wrong track. Real beauty
consists not in added features but in the
body of the work itself, and this fact
should always be borne in mind.
The principle of carving wood for out
side ornament is wrong. We would not
say it is to be discarded altogether, but,
still, we have that leaning. Cut work,
and that of the simplest kind, is the best.
Complexity in forms and ornaments is
mostly bad. 1t not only requires unnec-
essary labor to produce, but there is actu-
ally vexation in the mind of the spectator.
When people see thing that is crowded
with intricate work, that it takes them
trouble to make out, it is toleIably good ev-
idence that such work is not exactly what
is wanted.
Give great attention to the sizes and
proportion of doors and windows. and pay
special attention to the construction and