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>3}itl(mond nispatth.
ESDAY.... DECEMBER Is, 1871.
Setter from Petersburg.

& .~c5s Vnnt'r@cc nC The Richmond dispatch.
rrrEEsErRC, December 81. 1871.
-a ro2ioty recently organized for the re-
. The poor Of the city has at length set
uNsa5ina> fairly III motion. The City
. i. q. called meeting held Yesterday.
g.. RATED 81 900 to the society. to be cX-
,.l in relieving the neccSSitous. not si,,-
....,.e ..CiHg lifted against the proposition
n.a;rupt was made 10 place the money
bands VI tho clergy Of the city for cX-
We and discretionary distribution. but il
U.s. ~.. -uppArtcd. Al Il meeting Of the So
., ..s3 las. uiGAt. Major W. +. {. Gregory
..15.r. the constitution and bylaws Of the
~ were adopted. and other measures
. Il - uertrct and render effective the
..Il:i,E. ..--..-.- ---.-...--
.1Ga~ 81 dreadful tragedy near Dell
... in NottHW1y county, reached here to-
7. seems that William Walthrop, an
r3aj ana respectable man, living about
....niI> FROM The depot. while crazed with
~. , arj>tU3s, shot lis wife in the head
-.suuA,rr> in such WAY that her life is
..e.u.G 81. lie also attempted to take the
. IL. little daughter, but q negro man
4 her anal bore hex away TO Il place OF
80. aUi r>tHuGhlC man. and devoted TO
..5 0ud child. The occurrence adds
.... 10 T." long list of whiskcy SERMONS.
t..tuyT Whi~hCy proceeding. Christmas
IEr Uan3tor1. while in drink, attacked
. .r.r, severely Mrs. Wills in her own
.- .atAi~ city. Tic was expelled, hlit>waS
i IT. # old t,l,acco. &c. seized several
Il. - 40 from negro, on the charge OF
1..Sa,n- l.sc rcY@uU" laws, was sold to-
&, the cu-tom-Aousr. and was mostly
1913. il hy the Government at merely
@i prices.
, ..,,u..tanlr white GIRL named Virginia
..., g.. whose us""Gt> reside on OlG street.
.-ra-.-I t,>-ti:v on tie complaint o!
.. f.,,ts WAC CHARGES her with having
..... Ina with /" ROCK. The appearance
... ,.r,.n- tt&y in court created some sir,
Looked ?lilo pretty ana interesting.
.-.. y,r@r< up tomorrow.
t.u. ,..t.r mi contemplate impotence OF
.... fore" on Christmas, during al the
- and disorders which disturbed and
...f lt,a city. i being made the subject
. I'll anl -,.v.2 comment. Prominent
., .v. ar;.a;iu@ IL" propricty "t petit
.. ~" LEGISLATURE to take away from
g.. t.a~,en j'l,~ appointing power If it
... a.,.r wisely ami properly exercised.
,,,.I l." \ good innovation; and.
-, :. Il rHr whole municipal system were
ru:u.,,t !, !oi-at ir m Improvement.
...#aI Lodge, No. 5. and Petersburg
... ~. -. i. /. and y. NJ. will give Il
..t t.-H::ht in celebration Of the ami
II,
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Twelve business houses at Salina, Kansas,
including Wells, Fargo Il Co.'S express office
and Gees l. Co.'s bank, were burned on sun
day. Loss about $4,000; insurance small.
John simms, droyer, was robbed OF Soo
in cash and check for $1,000 by highway
men, near Albany, n. T., on Monday.
Edward Cougherty was killed, and John
Little and David Des Moinor severely injured
at Utica, N. T., Tuesday, by the fall OF
scaifold. ...
CD. May, Secretary of State of Oregon, is
alleged to have defrauded to the amount OF
$4,000.
Senator Sargent, recently elected by the
California Legislature, is en- route to WASH
ington.
The mortality in ST. Louis last week mum
bercd scventy-nine, with no smallpox rs ru-
mored.
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ISaynna---ynImascda Proclamation
Regarding The Ensurgcnts.

HAVANA, December 27.-Nalmaseda has
issued proclamation III which he says the
pardoned offered to insurgents cannot last for
ever. He now proclaims that every insur-
gent captured after the 18th January will be
Shot. Those surrendering after that date
will he sentenced to perpetual imprisonment.
Negroes arc to be treated the same as whites.
Ali negro women captured will be delivered
to their owners and be compelled to wear
chains for four years. All white women
captured in the woods after the 10Th Of Jan
ualy will be banished from the country. The
chiefs of the insurgent bands will be allowed
to surrender until the above date under the
conditions hitherto granted.
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TELEGRApHIC NEWS.
New York stock md Money mark

New York Stock md Money Market.
New YORK, December Money relaxed
during the afternoon, closing at t-32 com
missions. Discounts, 10 to II. Sterling, 81
to %. Gold, 1889 to 1885. Governments
very strong and advanced / to 1; 1928, 1909.
State bonds strong. Tennessec's, 6Sa I; new,
622. Virginia's, 81; new, SO. Louisiana's,
GO: new, 55. Levee's, c.; SIS, 70. Ala
hama's, 50; SIS, G3. Georgia's, 10; rs, 80.
North Cardinals, 3la; new, Il. South
Cardinals, 40; new, a.
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS
England.

England.
PROGRESS OF THE PRINCES COSvALEscESCE.
SAxDRlHGuAN. December 21.-rhc Prince
of Wales passed Il tranquil night, but his con.
valesccnce is retarded by IN affection above
the left hip, accompanied by 1everishness
No inquictude is felt regarding the result, but
the tardy convalcscence defeats the proposed
holiday rejoicings.
LONDON, December 21.-TEe Queen has re-
turned to Sandrin@llam.
France.
PARIS. December 2I.-Thiers spoke earn,
cstly in the Assembly against icyying the in.
come tax.
Prominent citizens of the Department OF
Ardenncs have been arrested in consequence
Of quarTcls between the Bara"ianS qlmrtered
there and French citizens.
The Germans are making 4 census of the
private fortunes of the Weather citizens Of
the occupied departments.
The Minister, with the alleged approval OF
Theirs, is making more stringent regulations
for checking the license of public Journals.
In the National Assembly to-day the pro-
posal for urging general income tax was re-
jected by a large majority.
Spain.
MArRID, December PA regiment OF
chasseurs sailed to-day for Cuba. King ANA
deus was present and delivered farewell
speech to the troops, causing immense enthu,
siasm.
Foreign Items.
ROME, December 27.-The Bishop of Pal
estine and Vice-Chancellor OF the Roman
Church is dead, aged seventy-eight years.
He was elevated to the Cardinate 1887.
Victor Emanuel congratulatcs Victoria
upon the safety Of the Prince OF Wales.
VIENNA, December 27.-Princc Karl Aners-
perg has been appointed President Of the
upper house of the Reichsrath.
SHANGHAI, December 27.-The Chinese are
initiating the example of the japanese i'll
sending their children to England and Amer
lea for education. ssS
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4 SouTH CAROLINA JUICE CLAIMING TO Try
KrKLrx OrrFSpgRs.- William Nj.
Thomas Republican,, of the Circuit Court
for Union county, s. c., writes n letter TO
Governor Scott. of that State, in which he
says:
"The Circuit Court Of this State has TN
disputed concurrent jurisdiction with that OF
the United States in the troubles Of my cir
c;at. ] call upon you, as the Executive OF
the State, to take such steps as will bring
these matters properly before the courts OF
the State. / believe that this is accessory in
order to eyincc that reconstruction is not 4
failure. II. with 10000 Republican majority
in this State. and laws of our own making,
we Cannot take care of ourselves, we give an
argument to the Democracy we cannot an
| swer. My duty ON the bench has put Inc too
long on the picket line in this battle to yield
my position upon this point, unless from
failure of the main booty to sustain me-
Alone and unsupported / have maintained
my post. l call upon you, inaSmuch as my
courts commence at Union On the second
Monday in January and at York oil the third
Monday, to see that these Troublesome brought
before these courts. There can be no excuse
After showing that any supposed insult
ticiency in the matter either of judge, jury,
district attorney. or suspected Offenders can
be rcmedied under the State Judiciary Sys'
TEN, Judge Thomas concludes:
II have written in the hope that we may
evince that reconstructed South Carolina is
capable Of self-gorernmcnt. ! believe that
she Is, and am not willing to yield the point
without cXlauSting every remedy according
IT, law
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THE LAST OF EALLASpiGnAM' CLIENT.-It
will be remembered that Hon. {. l.. Eallan-
dirham. OF Ohio, met his death pending the
trial of one Tom Mcclellan, at Dayton, on a
charge Of murder. Mcclellan was again tried,
and last week acquitted. Upon this public
indignation meeting was called, in which a
number Of leading citizens took part, which
resolved that Mcclellan was guilty, his trial a
farce. and "tlmt As Il community we conSi-
der that we have right to demand that the
man who is almost regarded aS the leader in
the startling murder committed one year ago
in our midst should 10 longer remain among
lls, and we, the citizens Of Hamilton, de-
mand that be shall seek residence else
where
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Christmas Casualties, &c, In New Or
ropr,S

New ORLEANS, December 2G.-The follow
ing casualties, &c, are reported as occurring
Christmas day and night, and the Sunday
preceding: John Hampton, first officer Of the
Ship Success, accidentally drowned; Mrs
Waldron, accidentally burned to death by
her clothes catching fire; II. Bush, shot by
Joel Cannon; two persons dangerously stab
bed and two dangerously shot by assaults
five persons accidentally shot; nine boys Sc.
verely injured by powder explosions, and
two dangerously.
The police made 1872 arrests, for all manner
of offences; drunkenness predominated.
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MURDER At A FEAST Cincimnatt, Dccem-
Der 26.-At Christmas festival held by he
croes at their church i'll Florence, KY, near
Coyington, on Sunday night, Il white man
named Henry Snyder, who was intoxicated,
became disordcrly and took umWarantable
liberties with the females, Peter Aylor, one
of the negroes, demonstrated with him,
which so irritated Snyder that he drew a
pistol and shot Aylor in the head, in1licting
a fatal wound. He then shot three other ne
croes, of whom Albert Gowell and John
Brent were seriously wounded.
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Auofl,e,. ypaa,r. rot,y rryst.rv.

CINCINNATI, December u. 10y William S. Herb,
baggage-inaster on the Pittsburg and Fort
Wayne railroad, was arrested In charge of
the corpse Of Mrs. Mccoy, taken from Chi
cago designation house. Foul play in the
shape Of poison or abortion is suspected.
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FATALLY Enthusiastically IL, .ynfI.

Special telegram TO The Dispatch.
LyXCHpuRG, December PA man named
George Hall was fatally stabbed on Friday
last at Saunders's mill, in Campbell county,
by Joseph Moore. The murderer fled, land is
still Il: large.
Sanford Turpin died in Jail here Tuesday
night of mania p0tu.
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The Mexican Revelation.

New YORK, December 27.-Ihe HerdlFs
Matamoras special says a" Monterey adviees
to the Goth report that it is positively certain
that Government officials are leagued with
the revolutionists, and will turn the entire
border over to them"
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Fatal Shooting Affair.

RUTLAND, VT, December 27.-Farwell and
Lawrence, two saloon-keepers In East ar.
lington, shot five persons in nm atiray lasl
night-two dead and two fatally. FarWei
and Lawrence were arrested.
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Massachusetts Temperance Matter

BosToS, December 27.-The Executive
Committee of the State Temperance Union
have adopted an address to the prohibition
lists Of Massachusetts urging continued moral
action, but asserting that the fate of the cause
must be finally decided at the ballot-box.
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ACCIDENT IN TIE Coal REGIoNs.-OH City,
Pa. December 26.-Thc Cosmopolitan well,
at scrub Grass, belonging to Botsford & Co..
took fire this morning by the explosion OF
gas, while drilling, severely burning six men,
including one of the owners, Mn, Botsiord.
The derrick was entirely destroyed, but the
fire cxtinguishcd. The we'll has been flow
ing for several days through Il casing not
having been quite completed, and bids fair to
be good well. Repairs have already been
commenced
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There has been 9 very interesting pro-
tactcd meeting going OH at the Methodist
church, commencing some ten days since.
The presiding elder. Rev. Mr.. Dickey, and
Rev. Mr.. Miles, preacher in charge, were as
sisted by others. Six have protested religion
and five have been added TO the church,
Marion PGt,lot.
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Marine EQua-

Fortress MONROE, December 27.-Arrived,
brig Ocean Star, from Liverpool for Rich
mond, and brig Jane Goodyear, from Rio, for
orders.
New YORK, December 27.--Arriyed, steam
or Albem1r]e
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ST. LOUIS, December 27.-The Grand Duke
Alexis arrives here on the 9th of January.
The preparations for his reception are COM
plcte. There will be ball and banquet at
the Southern Hotel.
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INDIANA DIVORCE MARKEr.-An 1ndianapo-
lis paper thus sums up the divorce market:
"The brisk competition among the lawyers
has brought down the price of divorces very
low in this market. We quote: Common
separation, So; small alimony, S25 large ali
mony, $50 to 800. There are but few OF
the latter in the market. General business
good and increasing"
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From Chicago.

CHICAGO, December 27.-There were in
store here on the ed instant 5, 21s, 900 bushels
Of grain.
It is stated that the Republican will be
merged into the Post on Saturday.
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SOMETHING QUITE NEW,
APPRECIATED BY LADIES GENERALLY
but most particularly by those
HAVING CHARGE OF FAMILY APfAhEL

we arc prepared to have made in the most ap,
proved manner any description OF LADIES, anu
HILDREN'S CLOTHING: also, LADIES, GEN
to order at shortest notice. and guarantee satsfac
ton , -. - .,,.,,
unkine a discovery of any article Of wearing up
parel having given out may have II replaced In anew
hours time by giving us their orders. =.
Another worthy Consideration Is, all this work Is
done by parties in this city who needing employ
ment, and we are simply "go-betpsenS,' guarantee
ing the work shall be done by those VINO are cohape
tent and deserving.
And lastly, we ask every lady who desires work
promptly, who desires her work well executed, VINO
one to do her work who is responsible AMI to use her
influence In q direction most needed and deserving,
to bring her orders to the
DOMESTIC SEWING-MACHISE OFFICE,
900 MAIN STREET, RICHMOND, VA
do ao-lm AVERY Il CO., Agents.
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a dangerous character. The case progressed
very favorably for one week and then as-
s,,med serious character. at present there
Is some improvement, but his recovery is
doubtfua-IilerandriG Gazette.
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COMMERCIAL.
Corn aud Flour Exe,,a,,ss
idCHMoSg, VA, December ~ $3.50,

| Corn and Flour ExeDanr..
| iicIrsIosp, Va, December a. Isl. as1f's'
OFFERINGS. -.
t WmEAT-White lag bushels. Rcd 1ss tusbc,.
| OATS-l80 bushels. - So' p'isi'eEi.
| RYE.-l10 bushelg.
WHEAT.-W hte. Is2 bushels of 4, a. e.
veEy good, sl:s0 Tor fair 'ss''l' ''' sEso Tor
CoHS.:IWhitc, Dol bushels nc e4c for very poo,
&C for fair, CSC. for prime. Mixed, as1 aool;
RYE--11o bushels primo ut CSC. aa
REMARKS.
The offerings of wheat on Change today vo,o
| very Light No change In prices Offerings Of corn
l,Ii5 bushels, of which 1,l34 bushels were so,d
market 1c lower and with rather slow tlspostt,or
on the part of buyers to take hold Nothing done in
oats. Rye frmer. w.
The offerings Of grain on Change on the CORE
spending date Of last year were: Wheat-White. u
bushels: rcd i72 bushels. Corn-White 2s bushels
mixed % bushels Oats, 1876 bushels Rye y bushels
The prices on that day were: Wheat-White, prime.
sl.70: red, prime, sl.s0, Corn-White, good, Hc.
Oats-Prime, $50. Rye-Very good, Toe. The prices
of Virginia country flour, Richmond inspection on
the market on that day were: Super, SO; extra.
$3.50: family, g.
Tobacco Exchange.
Nothing done In the Tobacco Exchange to-day.
ming themselves and discussing Christmas and the
prospects of the trade after the holidays a few
hogshcads Of tobacco arc listed for tomorrow
Thursday.
The sales of loose tobacco at Shockoe Warehouse
this month amount to 4oO,7 700 pounds.
Domestic Markers-[BY TELEGRAPH
NEW YORK, December Election dull and droop-
Ing; sales, 222 bales: uplands, 2osc Orleans 21sc.
Flour quiet and unchanged, Whiskey dali and
lower at 95GQ85f. Wheat steady: winter red west
erIi Sl.5GISl.50 Corn active and shade iirmer mt
7cIJ7sc. Elce ss@ssc. Pork steady ut $li.25GIS15.
Lard steady. Naval stores quiet. Tallow, sac.
Freights dull and heavy. -.
BALTIMORE, December 27.-yirginia s's, old, 45
bid; Virginia coupons, old SIS bid, new 81 bid Vir-
ginla consolidated, $50 bid: SO asked West Vr-
ginia's, 81 bid % asked.
Flour dull and nominal; western family, ST.50M
$s.25 Wheat dull and scarce; Ohio and lndian!,
$l.5O6 Sl.58. Corn scarce and firm Oats dull. Pork
unchanged. Bacon steady shoulders, 7ta71c. rib
sides, &c.; clear-rib, Stc.; sugar-cured hams, lac
l5c. Lard unchanged. Butcr-Western rolls, 2I0
2sc. fair to goud 2oG2ic WhSkey firm at 0C9eGac.
LOUISVILLE. December a7.-Tobacco-s Sales, 4s
hogshcads: hugs, &6.51GlSs; low to good medium
leaf, Ss.25@sl5. Begging steady at l2s@lac. for
sound lots
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Latest News from Washington.
weather Probabilities.

WAsuIxGroS. December 27.-The barome-
ter will probably continue to rise on Thurs
day, with northwcstcriy winds, backing to
north, in New England and the Middle
States, and northcaSterly winds in he South
ern and Gulf States. Southwe,terly winds,
with threatening weather, will develop in
the Northwest. Clear and pleasant weather
will prevail very generally east of tie Mis-
sissippi.
General FtCEIS.
The President has his usual reception on
Ncw-Year'S day.
There is little doing at the Departments
The Secretary Of the Navy has returned.
The committee investigating Treasurer
Spinner's Office find, SO l;:r, 10 further detail
cations.
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d EMOVAL.-JOHN, A. BELYIN has
II removed his CABINET WARE-ROOMS to bis
new building on Governor street, five doors from
A{affa Ue gd-lW.
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CCHOOL OF TELEGRAPHY.--A rare
= onnortunity s afforded the youth of this city and
Ste for .cnuiIinr practical knowledge of the art
of telesraphing By the SCHOOL OF Messrs. PAYN;
TER Z ScG0vERN, which y now r In successful sa
There is n constant and eyer-Increasing demand
for accomplished operators throughout the country,
and no profession occupation now presents snea
ment.
ton as "a TERMS length OF session, &C., &e wiz DC
furnished. zI3g{f
de?;-Tu&S2m
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cAsx or MIR. CocKERELL, IN III talR .,.as
c9r<,yDDr Day. at Dranesyille, writes that
Mr. Cockercl, in the alteration with wash !, IN
Ing tie cavity of the chest, the other T., Inc ne
,~.<f,y nf the abdomen. Both WOUNDS are oi
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r = LATE DR.. TAYLoK.-At the Baptist
ST.. ..t, on sunday the pastor, Rev; Z. "a. ny
..I ~ >ached morning ana night hlshliE-
v.,g sermons, forcihly and e saitn ths
lie ps In gDnnec' t6e G death 5e of
D. iag service he aLa,.o1,eI ~ 'a aud u, msid a
H. kew J. B. .is,s p s IT, tribute ana to his
handsome, and douL 'iesS 1 ssn, '''"'s -
!a,,.,,,ry. AtetdadriG >'@@e@e'
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ROCKS, sTATfoyEnY..Ac.'

wv A4 W s1a = u o1vlE5Ls BULWER.
plekens, Answorth, slsrryas., Fielding, snoliets
Dumas, Lever, Thackeray, roc, Hood, Cache,
ssiiier' hauim, Lever, cock,on, Addison DIs,ael.,
ana many other standard writer's, a, 13is Main
street. ts..g-
de 2a-asw pA,porper :. -, a.,
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FOB PAINTING NEATLY DONE AT
u THIS OFFICE. 4ar
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DRUGS, MEDICINES, dc.
TO PHYSICIANS. apr

1 - - y ~ .
FLUID EXTRACT OF CALABAR BEAN. made
,o from !ie iresn bean. and guaranteed reliable;
CONCENTRATED. FLUID EXTRACT OF FP.
GOT, combined with sromatics to prevent, nau-
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cAL ~ ~, GELAIlSE, for contracting the pupil
AIh 10 GELATISE, for dl,ahns the pupil Of
LAMlNAR!A TENTS, Imported; s.f..
SPONGE TENTS, carboiizcl: ~
SURFACE THERMOMETERS,
.ANlLLA iERMOM ETERS, -
UltlNONlETEES, complete:
MAGSlFflNG GI. ASSES tor medical uzc;
WITH ali the new and valuable medical and surgical
appliances, to be had OF
-aa MEADE & BAKER. ~ :
a-qtI#. Dispensing Pharmacists, ,
uc2 919 Main street.
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A COUNT BOOKS, -
PAPER, IN THE BEST STYLE, AT
131s MAIN STREET.
Early orders solicited.
Large stock of cheap BLANK BOOKS always on
hand. ~
Medals awarded at the last and former Fairs to
RANDOLPH & ENGLISH for the best BLANK
BOOKS made In Virginia. de l2-lm
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This company does GEN ERAL BANkISGAND s+-
INSURANCE BUSINESS: 200 Of cilancery Dr.
posits carried safely through the /! - ,..
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-12-14
Punishnlent7 Of the wheel

The punishment of the Wheel which
was suppressed in 1880, was one of.the
most frightful that can be. imagined.
The criminal was extended on azSts
Andrews cross. There were on it
eight inches cut, one below, each thigh,
and one under each leg. The execp.
toner, armed with a heavy triangular
bar of iron, caves violent blow on each
of theseeight places, and of course broke
the bone; and ninth en- the pit of the
stomach. The rlangled victim was
now lifted from the cross and stretched
on small wheel, placed vertically at
one of the ends of the cross, his back
upon the upper, partof the wheel his
head and feet hanging down. The
provided that he was to- re-
main there as long as it pleased God to
prolong his life. Many fingered there
five or six hours, some longer.g "A son
of jeweller invthe Place de La Dau-
phine, who had murdered his father,
was only relieved by death at the ED
of twenty-four hours. These unhappy
wretches, often uttering horrible bias
phemies, always tormented by COG
tinual thirst, incessantIys called zfort
something to drink "A priest never
left their side during the exeruciating
agony but ssineessantly. put water to
their parched. lips, wiped the sweat
from their burning brows, and pointed
to merciful God above the scafold,
his arms to receive them.
This holy duty was always discharged
by doctor of the S0rb0nne. iasa. ~, T,