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Is Sclcctn whiskey.
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MHLLIN EkY.

MRS, CREIGHTON, a-A8s
WI No. 800 BtOA STREET, saAHlg
has opened y large assortment OF .She'tse
MILLINERY GOODS
or .rkinds. inst bought for cash, which she will
s,n ot =" hsr cust mers and friends On reasonable
seJ. neA oc 28 lH<
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DTCHMOND THEATRE.

ID ICHMOND THEATRE.
Proprietor or.................MRS. w. T. POWELL.
PRODUCTION Of THE GREATEST SEESA-
TON OF TRE AGE.
A REAL TRAIN OF CARS ON THE STAGS.
MAN UN TIE TRACK.
FRIDAY FVFNIAG. NOVEMBER 1871,
will he presented the great drams, which had the
unprecedented run Ia New York Of two
hundred nj ights, entitled
UNDER THE GASLlGHT.
MONDAY, November eng tgenent OF he great
actor JOHNNY THQMPSON, ION HAND"
no 3-lt
TNIiE COLUMBIAN CLUB 40
4 OF THE IN
CITY or RICHMOND ESH
ANNOUNCER A kaslS.
GRAND MILITARY AND MASQUERADE
BALL,
to place under their auspices ut
ASSEMBLY RALL
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"B elect whlskey.
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DEPARTURES OF STEAMERS.

DEPARTURES OF STEAmERs.
TOR BALT1MORE-T r J. S.
L WEEKLY LiNE-NO TRAM -
EVERY TUESDAY. THURSDAY, AND SAT
UkDAY.-Steamer MARYLAND will leave her
VIII lrf on SATURDAY at O'Clock z. M
Freight received up to % O'Clock p. NJ.
Passage, onlT %.
noS-2t WM. L. BRETT, Agent
A'Uk NEW YORk.-rhe Old <sSss
y Dominion Steamship Co.'s ele-ssS4Ae&E
CANT side-whcei steamship NIAGARA, CapLa n
WALKER, win san FRIDAY, November ., at 8
o'clOck a. M.
Freight received until Thursday night.
Through bills or lading sIgned, auu goods for
warded with dispatch 70 all pOints-n0rth, south
esst, and west. Close connections made with Gu.
uard line for foreign ports.
Fare, aI2 steerage, as; round-trip tickets, s7o
For freight or passage, apply 70
- JOHN w. WYATT, Agent
nola. No. Governor street.
EOR NEW YORK. Virginia TsS
E Steamship and Packet Company's $1,000
elegant steamship WILL lam p. YDE, Captain
'DEEw, will leave her vhsrf at Rockets on FIJI
DAY, November 3, at L. Id.
Connecting with steamers for harIiolo, Nor-
w!ch, Stoulngton, Fall river, and Boston nom
E;ose connections aud through bills lading given
to all southern, eastern, anu western PIECES aiSo
to Europe and Australia.
Fsre, rs; meals and state-roorns, extra
b. j. BURR, President,
l2is Main street.
WASHINGTON & Co., Ageuts, Pier u NORTH az Ri!ss y
New York. -.
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skating Rink open Saturday night.
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W. D. -gLAIa & Co.'s "B Select" whiykey.
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GROCERIES.

GROCERIES, GROCERIES.
We are now receiving IN store
100 bopsheads SUGARS, ell grsusS ano ia'i''S''
400 barrels CRUSHED, A,B, - Ina -
100 barrels low priced REFlNEO,
400 bags BIO COFFEES,
200 bags LAGUAYRA COFFSmEiI,, wa
200 mats OLD GOVERNMENI oH ntt nd CLAIR
100 hogshead5 BACOH-Shouidefs' hi"' NV
Rib Sides;
80 tierces best REFINED LAID,
200 barrels cheap SYRUPS,
| so barrels fine sYRUPS,
SO hogshsads SYkUPS,
500 sacks MAREHALL'S SALT,
| so kegs best-quality SODA. ,r
100 boxes prime FACTORY CHEESE,
10 tierces WARREN'S FAMILY HAND.
/ 1ers~ e ALSO,
SOAPS IN great VaElely,
SPICES,
CANDLES,
PAPER, DC. .,.
We invite the attention OF the trade. Cut stoea
being laid IN before the late advance, enables ls ~
offer at such prices as will compete successfully
with any northern market. .t aEE
| HARVEYs & WILLIAMS
sc l1-?m Corner OF Cary and 18th streets.
70 aHDS. CHOICE p. r. SUGAR,
lU 10 hhds. Bacon SHOULDERS
10 hhds. BACON SIDES, ~...,s.
lust received IN store and for sale by ~,
| WAGGONER HARVEY, ;ss
No, 3 Pearl Block, llth St,
fen Richmond, Va
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RICHMOND, VA, October 30, 1871.
A SPECIAL NJ r e II G OF THE
n STUCKIIULDERS OF THE RICHMOND
RAIL way COMPANY Is called by tie Bonrd of
Directors to meet at the office of the company, In
the cttr of Richmond, Va, on the BOTH DAY OF
NOVENBEK. 1871, at IL O'Clock 81, for the trans
action OF business OF i'm pnrtance
oc al Ia q. G. IIOYT. President.
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DIssOLUTIONs & PARTNERSHIPS

DIsSOLUTIONs & PARTNERSHIPS.
RICHMOND, VA, November l. 1874.
NOT1CE.-The co-partnership hereto
~ fore ex'stlrg between Z. 4. JOHNSTON and
W. ID. SELDEN, at Dis Main street, is this day
dissolved. -.
G. +. Johnston assumes the liabilities of the
concern Except for frames and Photographic
st0cs). ana Is alone authorized to receive all
debts due said concern.
The business Will hereafter he conducted by c.
F. JOHNSTON at the same place 9ls Main
street. nol-3t
nISSOL UTION.-The co-partnership
~ heretofore existing between ASA SNYDE4
aud RICHARD IBBY, under the style Of SNY-
DER IL IkBY, Is this day dissolved
Either partner will sign IN settlement OF our Old
business, which we desire to close up Immediately.
We respectfully solicit for the new company
into which our business has been merged con-
tinuation OF The patronage so literally bestowed
The new company having increased facilities
for meeting the wants OF the trade encourage
us to expect for 1t {. large increase OF patronage
ENCOURAGEMENT thus given will add greatly In
stimulating home incu5lry and developing the rs-
sources OF the country.
Oc4 SNYDER u lRB1.
pICHMUND A ARCHITECTU Il A L
III IRON WORKS AND STOVE
COMPANY WORKS, .t.'@
1cOe, 1902, 1905, loes. CARY STREET.
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A TMORB,S. MINCE-MEAT-TO The
"A TRADE.-I am In receipt OF o;see peo1S1s ,Ss
OF ATMORE'S HINCE.MEAf, the psSs .nI..,s ~ sns
&c. AS agent for the manutsctures. oder !. ~ ~
hts pStces, freight added. am also in ieceip.u
Cocos, Chocolate, and Eroma; Pineapple, Engteg
Dairy, and Prime Cutting Cheese ali ot Mmeh
Offer low 70 the trade. LOUIS j. BosslEUA,,
oc fS12 Main street,
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GROCERIES. 1ee.

f1RoCERIEs-FAMILYA ANDFANcY..
<,o,,,, In store and receiving datly :4 i
HgokEEgS-Mo,h ,ha. Lsguayrs. Java aud hlo -
HyEsASz ysAS Green, Black. japan, &c.
Es% i Z, okL ,okLss 3 sssss IS sYaups and an aoLAssEs,
LA RD. SOAPA CANDLES En ~ ~ ,-
RlgE, SALT, CHEESE: f'etzt @-4y
VIII -kEY-choicc at 90 per gallon Bourbon.
Scotch. and Irish Whiekeys 7GFEl'E3st q g3fssjs..
Ga GGaaAsNMIPAGNE. Sherry, PoRT, MADEIsA; !;
BRANDY PEACHES and PICKLEs, sero qa2 Il
ChNSED DFUlFS and v sc ETABLES;
q full assortment Of - la
BUTTER. EGGS, gpsg.
81 SPICES, CIGARS,
T0EACCO, &C., at
s I. BALMER & CO.'S,
tnos.lw sl& Main street.
RUTTER.-Just received, o large lot OF
u FHESH MOUNTAIN BUTTER, for ssle at
reduced prices by tT3at fg.-
II. .WALLERSTEIN d CO.,
No. 10 Fifteenth street,
! NO l.St between Main and Cary.
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DINE-APPLE, CHEDDER, EDAM,
Il and Sapsago Cheese Italian Maccsroni and
Vermicelli. Canned Fruits and Vegetables, Fo-
reign aud Domestic Pickles. English and Ameri-
can Crackers, Coxe's irkling Geiatine, French
and American Chocolate, Sweetmeats, all staple
Groceries, and . full assortment o. ane Wine,
and Liquors. ''" 81 B. hloO,
oc 80 t. I'll Broad street..
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rORNED BEEF.-Eyery lover OF cnolce
CORNED BEEF Will find splendid artlcls ~
the Tip-Top provision storeof
R.F.JAhiES, l53! Main street.
oca four doors above First Market
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The following communication has been re
ceiyed at the Sacramento Land ofice from
the Interior Department., dated November
ed:
Hereafter in acting upon mining claims
located on veins or lodes of quartz or other
rock in place bearing gold, silver. cinnahar
or copper, you are Instructed not TO receive
any application for patent embracing surface
ground for the convenient working of the
mine unless the same adioins the location or
claim on the vein or lode, and then only such
area as is allowed Sy local rules.
After careful examination of the act of
Congress entitled Gan act granting the right
of way to ditch and canal owners over the
public lands aud fesf other purposes APP
proved July Goth, 1866. and the act amend
atory thereof. approved July 9th, 1870, | am
fully satisfied that the practice which has
heretofore obtained to some extent of patent
ing mill sites or surface ground not contigu-
Gus to the vein or lode is unauthorized.
Where rights TO the use of water for min
ing. agricultural manufacturing or other
purposes, have vested and accrued and the
same are recognized and acknowledged BY
the local customs, laws and decisions OF courts,
the owners or possessors of such rights are
fully protected in the same by the ninth sec
ton of the said mining statute Of July 2Sth,
1866, and the seventeenth section Of the
amendatory act of July 9th, 1870.
Ente-taining this view Of the law, | am
compelled to decline issuing patents for any
claims covering surface ground no. adjoining
the vein or lode, and yen will notify all
claimants accordingly. stating thattheir cases
cannot be proceeded with at this Office until
they shall have withdrawn from their appli-
cations for patents oil claim for surface ground
not contiguous to the vein or lode applied
for.
Please acknowledge receipt as"N." Very
respectfully etc.
WILLIS DRUMMoND. Commissioner.
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Matchmaking Female Clerks.

A Washington correspondent says: There
has been little stir here. and should have
been big one. about the discovery of sys-
tenn OF Matchmaking of female clerks in gov
ernment employ, that an individual by the
name of Hoover has been carrying on. 1t
appears that this man has for some time pas:
su5sisted on the money extorted By brighten.
ing the timid women in the departments with
threats of causing them to lose their places.
lie would first prefer charges against enc Of
them in the appointment clerk S office, and
then would write to the intended victim TEL
ling her that charges had been made against
her. hut If she would send him S25 he would
use his influence and secure her from dismis-
SAL lie generally succeeded in his rasoality,
and sometimes has received $50, and some
times mere for his services. Some of the vie
timiZed clerks, am teld. have complained Of
him before now to heads of bureaus, but no
notice has been taken of their grievances. 4
few days ago, however, a spunky woman re-
ceived letter written after the uscal form
ula the sharper had adopted. signed with his
initials. She determined to find oct the wri-
ter, and by dint Of questioning the messenger
who had brought the letter. did succeed in
having the writer pointed out to her. She
went to him at once, and asked what he
meant by writing such letter. He put on
bold face ON the matter, and Insisted that
her dismissal was pending and that he alone
could save her. He had influence. he claim
ed, as he had been employed at the White
House since Grant had been there, though
not employed now, and be knew certain po-
tent Treasury magnates. Not by any means
convinced by this specious reasoning, the in
dignant clerk left him and complained to some
parpose, for her case reached Mr.. Boutwel's
ears, and he Immediately sent for her to learn
the facts. He was justly ineensed but was
very much amused when he questioned the
clerk as to who this man was. at her reply :
"Oh, he's man who used to grow mush-
rooms for Grant" Hoover has been arrest
ed and brought before the Police Court, and
it is quite possible be may be brought before
the Grand Jury, l suppose there is very little
idea how much of this Matchmaking. or what
is equivalent to, is practiced upon govern
ment clerks. There is so little sense of seeu-
rity ever felt by those employed in the depart
ments. and women especially are so constan-
~ made to feel by their superiors in Office that
the sword which can cut off their clerical
heads is always suspended above them. that
they can very easily be wrought upon to pay
out their last dollar to enable them to earn
another one by continuing their term of SER
vice yet little longer.
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Some OF the Wisconsin papers estimate that
tour hundred square miles of territory in that
State were burned over by the recent fires.
In this tract were four hundred farms and
not a building was left standing on any of
them. In the Green Bay region the damages
to pine timber alone is estimated at half a
million dollars. In the burned tract were al
so fifteen saw-mills, and two hundred thou
sand dollars worth of bark and cord wood.
besides many Touring mills and lumbermen's
camps. A correspondent who rode all day in
the burned region, saw but three hens and
tanning mill as farm stock, everything being
swept away as by mighty tornado. He es-
Inmates that the district will be at least thir-
ty years recovering from the calamity. The
houses, mills, and stock cannot be replaced
for five million dollars, saying nothing of the
valuable forests anG fences. But, sadder
than all is the loss of life. No one places the
figures at less than a thousand, and there are
official accounts of the burial of moro than
700.
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Two CLESGY9gN EroHREo BY THEMSELVES.
Near late New Jersey camp meeting,
two eiergymen, Baptist and Methodist,
were walking. when they saw a little girl
sitting on stone, who was weeping bitterly.
Nv hat is the matter, my little girl 90 asked
the Baptist kindly, "My-my father was
Skilled on the railroad few DAYS ago, and
mas Just been buried, sir and my mother is
sick abed can't work and we havn't nothing
10 eat aud don't know what to do,n sobbed
the little girl, crying as if her heart would
break. "a truly lamentahle case do in.
deed pity you," said the Baptist, frigidly, as
II he were pitying some ice cream he could
not eat. "How much do you pity her,
Brother c? | pity her FIVE dollars yelled
the Methodist, as he threw into the girls
lap.
Tie had read an incident like this in sun
day school paper. II double your nile.
Brother p, the Baptist brother said, as he
slowly placed an \ over the V. ~ 90 YOU
one better, the Methodist hawled as he put
ten on the money. II cover your stake.
Brother p" and the Baptist clergvman's
expression showed he was getting excited,
as tecepty from his purse was put on the
rapidly increasing pile.
Ill top the spoons with fly howled
Brother p, as he drew out his last note and
placed the sum with the others, glaring saw
agely at his companion. "llere is hun
dred dollar note, little girl" said the Bap-
tist quite blsndiy. now that he had got ahead
OF bis Methodist brother-in-the Lord ''you
may rake in the spoils, for you've cleaned
out and euohred' both my friend and N.Y.
self, and left us both dead broke" Then
they walked OFT, humming hymn. Now,
what we would like to know is, what did
those clergymen do before they were con.
verified?
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Snoopy WoMEN.-The vulgar, shoddv aris-
tocracy of New York surpassed itself for vul-
garity and hunkeyisrl on the occasion of the
visit of the Russian Grand Duke Alexis. We
have already given our readers an idea of the
manner in which the men made fools of them
selves. and the New York World tells us how
the vulgar women of New Ycrk's 'best So
ciety" disgraced the honored name of wo-
man. That paper thus speaks of the scene
on board of the steamer Mary Powell, the
boat which met the Grand Duke in the BAY
of New York. It must be borne in mind
that the Mary Powell carried the committee
of reception, and FIVE hundred finely dressed
women, selected by the commits as the best
female representatives of the creme de la
creme of New York. The World SAYS:
Ladies clad in the most gorgeous apparel
clamhered up to the top of the tables and
cavaliers assisted their fair charges to step
on chairs, steadying them aud gently sus-
tanning them in that position while they Law
ished their bewitchiug smiles and slances on
the heaming eountenanee of the young Rms
sian scion In the midst of the general
twitter and confusion the fair DANES poured
forth all sorts of involuntary expressions re-
speoting the appearance of the Imperial
guest. and although many of them stood
within distance of not more than ten feet OF
the tall, commanding figure OF the Prince,
they brought their opera glasses into requisi-
ton and scanned the royal visage"
Commenting on this vulgar scene, the Gin
cinnati Commercial grinlly says:
The girl of the period, gorseously arrayed,
standing on table. and looking at ten feet
at the guest through an opera glass. would
make nice picture. Some of the fair crea-
lures had the happiness TO be introduced to
and shake hands with the young man, and
the effect is thus described
Ladies huddled together and darted CLAN
ces back at the handsome young man. Each
lady on recovering her hand from Alexis
gentle grasp, hurried on toward the main
group smiling and happy. her soft checks
tinged 'cith .itSt tle taintest blush icksbugy
Herald.
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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS IN TExAs.-0ne OF
the exhibitors at the recent Texas State Fair
at Houston, gave an amusing account of bis
experience at the hotel, which illustrates the
crowded condition of the taverns at that
time. "When got there Just said, Cap
tain, | wrote YOU about six weeks ago to save
me room hope you have done So Ger.
tainlv. have waiter. show the gentleman to
No. OIL I'm blest if there wasn't forty 9TH
ers beside myself in that same apartment,
and when they went to undress at night the
room looked like an arsenal, for every man
had knife and six-shooter or two. Ny
partner had an immense pistol, which be
coolly took off and placed in the bed between
US. Say, stranger. saws I, if had to car
~ thing like that. blamed if l wouldn't
put it on Wheels Guess if choose to wear
it it's nobody's business he replied. We'll,
says l, is all of this artillery company in
this room p About half the occupants were
changed every day. and l could tell every
new arrival the number of his room as soon
as set eyes on him. 'Hollo, Colonel, Just
got in p | would say 'Yes-just got in,
and lucky enough to get ROOM whats
your number q | would ask. 'Ninety-one,
was sure to be the reply
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A correspondent in the New York Post
writes "a few days since lady was talk
ing with the head dressmaker Mt Stewards.
when the dress-maker said: You can have
velvet train to your dress if you choose. ,
No. was the reply, Il think eight hundred
dollars will do for dress without the extra
expense of velvet train Another LADY
was waiting to give directions to Arnold &c
Constable's dress-maker. There was erge,
coarse women, her hands loaded down with
diamond rings, ahead of her, giving her d.
reetions. She said: Il want all the lace on
my dress you can get on. want real lace :,
| do not limit you in price leave you to Sc.
lect it. The rigging of such women is
worth more than the women themselyes.r
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NEEDLE MAKIN0.-There is o needle fac
tory in New Haven where the whole PROCESS
Is done by single machine, without the
manual labor of any person. A coil of steel
wire is put in the machine cuts it off at the
required lengths it cuts the steel pieces con-
secutively punches the eye-holes. counter
sinks the eyes, and grinds the points-and.
IN fact. does everything until the needles
drop out completely formed. Another ma
chine picks them up and arrsnges them heads
and points together, and q third piece of me-
chanism puts them into paper. One of these
machines occupies no more space than an or
binary table and each of them turns out from
$4,000 to 40, 600 needles day. Most of the
needles were imported from England, until
few years past.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL kNowIr
EDGE.-At the present time, when the pro-
ducing class and the fertility of the soil are
proportionute for the consuming class, and
prices of food are on the increase, the imror-
lance of increased agricultural knowledge
cannot be over estimated.
There are over ten hundred millions Of
persons constantly dependent upon the pro
duets of the soil for their very sustenance in
life, and while in most Of the vocations de-
handing active industry, there is a surplus
in that of agriculture there is a great grow
ing deficiency
While this lies at the foundation of al
other arts, the investigation of the principle,
upon which the successful practice of thi,
art depends, ought to command the attention
of the greatest minds.
In the history of every country period oc
ours when the demand for food, at an econo
quently like other important pursuits, call.
into requisition those agencies which tend
directly to an improvement in the productive
powers of Mother EARTH
When a tract of land is thinly peopled
like the newly-setted districts of the United
States. very defective system of culture
will produce food enough not only for the
wants Of the inha bitants. but large amount
for expectation to other countries. When
the population becomes more dense, more
scientific and thorough system Of culture
must be adopted While the population Of
our country is rapidly increasing, there is not
a corresponding increase in the products oil
the soil, in the same ratio; but on the other
hand, diminution in some of the most i'm
portant cereals.-Stock Journal.
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EXPLANATION or THE TERM CARAT.-The
word carat comes from the Abyssinian name
for bean. 1t corresponds in weight with a
certain species Of East-India bean, and was
originally used as a weight in the same man.
ner as our word grain comes from grain of
wheat, and has also its average weight. The
exact relation of the carat to the grain. Troy
weight in round numbers. asis 460S 10 1lS5, or
in other words. ilS5 carats are equal to 4609
grains Troy; by division Of the last number
by the first, we find for the weight of carat
3.SS grains very nearly. This is the weight
by which jewelers. sell diamonds: but when
they buy them, however, they count by round
numbers of grains, and use grains Tor car
at The carat is now Gully used for the
weight Of precious stones and pearls, because
the grain is too small In ancient times it
was used as the unit of weight for gold but
is now by the greater abundance of that pre-
cous metal superseded by the ounce. In re-
gard to the alloy of gold. it has been accepted
to take 81 carats of gold, or % grains very
nearly, as the standard of pure gold; and to
call gold OF which only twenty carats in "A
carats are pure gold, gold of twenty carats;
when ! is pure, or Is earats IN q carats, it is
called Is carats. So in regard to the alloy Of
gold, the word carat has become similar to
the expression of a percentage, with the DIFF
ference that a is substituted for 100. SO Is
earats is Identical to IS per cent fine, Il car
ats to so per cent fine, etc. That this man
ner of estimating the value is kept up, is
simply due to the custom of following the du-
odecimal system in making alloys; when us
ing the decimal weights and divisions we are
naturally driven to expressions ike so and
90 per cent fine, as is done in most all minis
in the civilized world.