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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at IL o'clock NJ.
HOUR OF MEETING

HOUR OF MEETING.
Mr.. LovENsTEIN presented a resolution
that on and after Tuesday next the House
meet at II O'Clock until further ordered;
which was agreed to-ayes, 56; nays, 40.
THE USE OF THE HALL.
On motion of Mr.. STEVENS (colored), the
use of the Hall Of the House Of Delegates
was granted to r. W. Hughes, Esq, and
Gen. S. C. Armstrong, of the Hampton
fcolored) Institute, for the purpose Of de-
iiyerng addresses on the plans and pur-
poses of said Institute, on Tuesday, the
14th inst.
CHARGES AGAINST MEMBERS.
The following resolution was offered by
Gr. PASNILL:
"Whereas charges have been made in
volving the dignity and character of this
representative body-to wit that certain
members have received pecuniary compen-
saton for their votes upon certain pro-
posed railroad charters, and have been re-
tanned by certain railroad companies or
their agents as feed counsel to advocate
certain railroad policies upon this floor:
Resoiued, That a committee of five be
appointed, with instructions to examine
into the validity of such charges, and re-
port the result Of their investigations to
This House."
The resolution was amended by authori-
ling the committee to send for persons and
papers, and then adopted.
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXABLE.
Mr.. BELL, Of Augusta, offered resolu-
ton instructing the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts to report to the House the value of
real and personal property subject to taxa
ton in the State, the estimated amount
that will be raised by taxation from all
sources upon the basis of the tax bill of
1870, together with an estimate of the
amount that will be required for the sup
port of the Government for the next fiscal
year, and the amount that will be required
10 nav the interest on the public debt for
one year which was agreed to.
SENATE BILLS REPORTED.
To authorize the county of Washington
TO borrow money to redeem and to pay of
railroad and courthouse bonds falling due
in 1872.
70 amend the act in relation to the Boards
OF Supervisors.
TO authorize the voters of Hanover
county to vote on the question Of removing
their courthouse to Ashland with amend
mentS,) and
Appropriating $50, 900 for the extension
of the Eastern Lunatic Asylum.
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A BREEZE IN THE HoUsE.-Gen, Banks
crested quite sensation in the House Fri
day in his speech upon the Senate bill to
restore Naval Constructor VIM. l.. Hans
com to the navy. He was very severe upon
Admiral Porter, and said MIR. Hanscom
was as far superior to him as the Apostle
John was to the traitor Judas Escariot.
Beast Butler also paid his respects to Adj
miral Porter again.
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STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT.
In order to make provisions for the coming
spring trade, have this day marked down my
entire and truly splendid stock OF
DRY GoOns AND NOTIONS
at prodigions low figures. 1 have also among my
stock about IS 900 worth Of desirable and seasonal
BILE REMNANTS, which must be sold without re.
gard or what they may cost.
Tako advantage OF this great and i5afal
chance, and remember the place and appropriate
name Of A. GOLDBhCk.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer IL Cheap
and Desirable Dry Goods and Notions,
IA 10 COT Broad street.
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How REV. Mr.. CHENEY's CASE LOOKS TO
tn"wn m The Wopd neone tb me
In fact, 1" regenerated," the general nature
OF the charge seems to be that Mr.. Cheney
has avoided giving his church members a
paid.up policy until they should have
showed a disposition to redeem some of
their premium notes.
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rsvxs1S. Z :

ON saturday ovesilnr, or phtopinE ca a.
ASNT youngest child OF Jar,es Y: "a, ana sais
The funeral win tskc place from Centenary
Church Tells (Moadnyl EFENiHG AT Z o,c a.,,as
TIE friends OF Tho family and OF its granumosnsf'
In Sussex county, Va, on the Sd inst, EIha
J.EE, Youngest chtld OF David +. and .. b.
sharp, aged months. :
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Bow KUKLUx STORIES ORIGINATE.-On
the trial of the impeachment OF Gov. HoL-
DEN n negro testified OH Friday last that
himself and four other negroes had dressed
up as Kuklux last February, i'll Alamance
county, and whipped three negroes.
Mr.. GREELEY will please notice.
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OFFICE OF. THE CITY ENGINEER, !
FEBRUARY s. 1871.

FEBRUARY 8. 1871. !
NOTICE.-In furtherance of the health,
IN comfort, and beauty OF the city, the Connect
hSve authorized The payment oy the City hngi-
near OF premium of one dollar per tree for all
planted upon the streets OF the city, subject
TO the following regulations:
the trees to be not less than two inches in diam
eter, and Of such character aa the City Engineer
may approve; said trees 10 be inspected anu re-
trees 10 be tuen living and protected by neat box.
III s not TO appl, to the business or ungraded
streets of the city.
1t Is further directei that the planting of the
Atantus and Otaheitian or paper mulberry be
prohibited CHAS. II. ID. MMOCK,
: fe s-lw City Engineer.
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The subject treated by our Rich Valley
correspondent is not at present before the
General Assembly; and we do not believe
the bill he objects to will become q law.
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TIE INCOME TAx.-Commissioner Pleas
anton does not seem to have much faith
that the income tax will be repealed, for
he has given orders for printing the income
blanks, The assessments are to be made
next month.
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MEEI'IN as.

OFFICE RICHMOND RAILWAY CoMPAEY,l
RICHMOND, Feb. 4 1871.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
L STOCKHOLDERS OF THE RICHMOND
RAILWAY COMPANY will be held on MON
Day, the Goth of February, ISL at l2 O'CLOCK NJ,
at the Office Of tie company, No. 11i4 slain street.
full representation Is desired, either In person
or by proxy.
fe Aid G. WALDROP, sec'y'
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ADJUSTMENTS.


GRAND MASQUERADE BALL IN
CFTHE &sM
GEsANGvEREIE VIRGINIA, easss2a
ON MONDAY, THE 10TH FEBRUARY, 1871,
AT ASSEMBLY HALL,
FIGHTH STREET, BETWEEN GRACE AND
FRANKLIN STREETS.
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Preparations have been made to make this the
GRASDEsT AFFAIR OF THE SEASON

Tickets to be had through the recommendation
of the members Of the oocietH. 3y NesSrs. a.
Booeker, NO. 1873 Main street B. Heinrich: No;
oos NJ ain street John F. Kohler. NO. 7l5 Broad
street; Fl. Wenzel No. 4ls Broad street, ths Com
mi;tee Of Arrangements. fe l3-M,W Sc Mat
FIREMEN's pa BAL Hat A. ASSEM- 81
ON THE ETH Of FEBRU Ar 1ssl 1871! i f#E
MENT the proceeds to be devoted to the erection
of 4 monument to our late Chief Engineer, VIM.
A. Charters. AVN
Tickets. admitting gentleman andladles, ONE
DOLLAR. "
Refreshments furnished at city prices
No splrituous liquors allowed In the bu ilding.
The cooperation OF all old fremen ana citlzens
generally Is invited.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
Chief Engineer George 4: A'nslie: c1rmhp o
Clineiy, oscar Phillips, NJ. II. MCCARTHY. Com
pany B-Captain ); H. Herndon, pT,v%.es r. ION ~.
PAM C-Captain Z. a. Purks, Pr1vatcs y. w.
PAUL, A. F. Rogers, W. Fl. Taylor. company
D.t;sptain j. j. King, Privatel +. T. Wins nc,o,
4. W. Crump, T. j. Hutton. leH-at !.
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LOST, sTRAYED. &c.

CTOLEN, from the residence offG0
= Cant John A. Eacho, of Seven Pines, ~
on the night of the 10th Of February. 1871, my
BAY MARE: fifteen hands high, with white
sp Is UNION her back, caused by the neat OF the sad
is thoroughbred aud verv sprighty, ana IS called
.Fannie."' VIII give $50 REWARD for the de-
lection Of the thief. or geo for the recovery OF te
mare Z. y. EACHO,
Real Estate Agt, No. l4lh st.
fe laly Between Main and Franklin.
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eyrOUEHaEss. %.

10nBAGs Jaya, Laguayra, and Bio COZ
q hid. +. r. md pemsrars sUGAFs;
IT bbis. EFPiaFD SU6AHs, and @, &c
50 cascs piaeapple, Engil.h Dairy, ana Snssins
iy i,hts, sidss ard SHOULDER BAC0S;
90 bDls. SYRUr5, yaripu5 grades;
~ S SynIi LARD, MOI ASSES 7 ICE, TEAS
HsEKfSGa, AAgKEeEi, &C.;
20 bbIs. WHiSK EY tBumg arhner s&c.1
90 cases GEEaE SkaL IHAMPAGSE;
FRENCH BRANDY,
APPLE BRAND Y,
sHERKY,
C.DKIhG VINE,
h''A' - CHA IBgRLaYNa T. JONES,
,,1csE 1918 and 1918 Cary atreet.
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me- HUBS, SPOKES, AND FELLOES.
Firv sets of each received to-day. Good and
chenn. SIMPSON / BROTHER,
f. 1,2.x Ills Main street.
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The letter of our Louisa correspondent
was written on both sides OF the paper.
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DRUGS. MEDICINES, d

II OMGUPATHIC MEDICINE S.-
IL Southern Depot for Homeopathic pooks,
Pellets, Tinctures, and Medicines, Of all kinus,
at JOHN W. RISUN'S Drug store,
fes Corner Main ana Sd streets.
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Me- WINDOW CURTAINS.
We are now Offering great bargains III Not-
TISGHAM and WORKED LACE CUR
TAINS;
NOTTINGHAM LACEs by the yard, at al
prices;
WINDOW SHADES, with fixtures complete
CORNICES, and other fixtures for w1ndo" cur
'A-''' ." LEVY BROTHERS.,
1918 and 1915 Main street.
Use JOHN CLARK, JR., & CO.'S sPoo L
COTTON. eS
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TINTED STATES MARsHAL's SALE
HATS, CAPS FURs, &C.

The entire WHOLESALE and RETAIL STOCK
OF Weisigsr & Clark (bankrupts). consisting of
the most FAsHIONABLE ard SEASOEABLE
Will be sold = = - '''
AT CnST FOR CASH,
commencing TUESDAY, January 31st, 1871, and
continuing fifteen days.
me trade and private purchasers have an op-
ponrtunity or buying bargains seldom offered.
inc STOCK Is particularly attractive, having been
selected with care by an experienced dealer with
special reference TO The wants OF this market
By order OF the United states District Cnurt.
DAVID IS. PARKER,
Jaa!-It United States Marshal.
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ENCOURAGE HOME MANUFAC-
II TUREs.-I am manufacturing ut the OLD
voMlSION SOAP WORKS, he'd OF l7Lh street,
Richmond, va,
PURE, UNADULTERhTED AUNDRY
SOAPS OF superior quality.
Also. keep constantly on hand o l4rge stock OF
railrosd, tsnners', and mechanfcs' use.
dessrs. CHAkLES i. WORKMAN d GO. are
lefe with them or aJ the factory. Will be nromotiy
1tl,d, iJSAA T.. RRIIrtc
FOR SAFE, 200 bushels SOAP ASH ES--a perma.
hent and superior fertilizer. I-E, g. - z
te1o sll TT.
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EpYCTAL NOTICES..

M BLANKETS. BLANEETs.-1hs
,arre.s. bsst assorted stock, and cheapest BLAah-
zrs in this city. Prices astonishtngly low bn'
few can realize that
ooLonEp BLANKET, weighing over thirteen
pounds, can be purchased st ss per pair
.u,,AEKETs weighing over ten pounds al ~
BLANKETS at 81. rs, %. $3.50, and % par'
Fine BED BLANKETS at al prices.
CRIB and CRADLE BLANKETS,
WOOL BED-sPREADs.i
BRIDAL and II ARsEILLEs QUILTS, all atTefS
,ox nr,c.ss, LEVY BROTHERS.,
1918 and LIS Main street.
tu,ARK,s SPOOL COTTON, on black spools'
Is superior to any other made. Try single SPOOL
and hecome convinced of that fact. N'
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SEWiNG.MACHINES.

A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY .-The
N WHEELER & WILSON SEWINGMA-
GAME should be found in every household. The
hundreds OF thousands of families now using It
will bear testimony thatit Is the best. most accu-
rate, simplest, and neatest machine made. 1t Is
noiseless and makes lock stitch alike on both
sides. large variety of rtyles Oh hand. sold on
the insLalment plan. G. j.. RAILWAY.
ia IL 73s Main street, south side.
IEWING-MACHINE OF ALL KINDS
~ REPAIRED. The SLOAT ELLIPTIC Sc "
ING MACHINES BOUGHT and SOLD. We sell
the only PROPER NEEDLES for the SLOAT
gLLIPTIC MACHINES.
SLOAT d ADDINGTOE,
Iysk ISIk Cary street. nesr Fourteenth.
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OWNERS OF DOGS AND GOATS are
~ herepy notified THAI licenses for The same for
:he year 1871 must he procured at this Office
liable TO capture. Dhyslcian's certificate is es-
sential to get license Tor goat, Stating therein
that goats milk is absolutely necessary for the
health Of the family of It's owner.
WILLI-M Fl. ALLDERDICE,
re ltd Auditor,
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Tor RENT, that very desirable -
Il BRICK HOUSE, No Ga stua ed on the IL;
west side OF 10Th street, between Leigh aGG :.
streets, containing six rooms, with closets, BATH
room &C.; kitchen with four rooms and gs.d, II
with fruit trees and grape vines all in good or
der, and nov In the occupancy OF Ciaiborn Wat
start K. ID. vAGhD
fe lost Zeal y ., 70 &c =.
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,O.PARTNERSHlP heretofore ex-
''HEAry under the style OF JOYSEk 81 "a n-
i ist!H tSts Il, dissolved by mutual consept, w.
TER i2 sGa 2 purchased the interest OF b. ".
4 s1ef IL Is , osiidey
outhoriJ n " sisu B.. w. J0YNER,
ton. ~ ,s7, ". L. SLATER. .
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SHIPPING.

NOR NEW YORK.-The Old fTfsSs
Dominion Steamship Co.'s ele- Ssak4sA
CANT side-wheel steamship WYANOKE, .at liln
BOURNE will leave her wharf at Rockets on
TUESDAY. February lath, at O'Clock A. NJ
Freight received until A. NJ. ma
Fare, Gle; steeraee, 10; round-trip tickets *2o.
JOHRW. WYATT, agent
q. Ia Of no. 3 Governor street.
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TOR NEW YORK.-The Virgil xSSF2
T. MIA steamship and Pace Compa asEEnnss.4Eas
ny,s elegant steamship GEO. B. uPlu.. "a. L.
l4th al II 2. NJ. Freight received Zip to l03 A. NJ,
Fare, $40 storage, Is; round-trip tickets, Sis.
Every atockholder should be an asent TO forward
this enterprise. For freight or passage apply TO
D. j. BUkR, President,
fe l3-2t l2ld Main street.
TOR WOODS HULE.-CURRIE& TT
4 CO.'S LINE.-.The fast-sailing schr. STSN
EMELI Z MCLA1E, CROMWELL, master, ~H.
having the larger portion OF her ergo engaged.
will have Quick DISPATCH For balance ri freight,
andy to CUEtGlE Co.,
tests Corner of 18th and Gary streets.
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EOR RENT.-BRICK DWELLING a.
Il corner OF FraJ kim and 2eth sfreets: ten IL
rooms, with all pecesssry ou,-hnuses, with ali lie
modern Improvements. and In nice order.
Two BRICk DWELLI1GS on Grace. near 10Th
street eight rooms and the necessary out.hopses.
in good order.
BaICK DWELLING on Franklin. between els,
and 22d streets; eight rooms. with the necessary
out houses.
WOOD DWELLING on Franklin, between 2i.h
and 2sth strerts six rooms.
BRICK STORE on Marshall, between Oh aad
sth streets,
BRICK DWELLING on Franklin, nesr Fx.
change Hotel. r. A. J. CLOPTOS
~ Il-3t 1l,h street, bet. Main and Bank
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CITY AUDITORS Office,

RICHMOND, VA, Jan. 81, 1871.
OWNERS OF HACKS, WAGONS,
" DAAYo. CARTS. o. any Other wheeled We
h,cles drawn by horses or mules IN this city, are
hereby notified that all licenses expire on tnis day.
Inc same must be renewed for this year on or be-
lore the 18th of Fe ruary 1871, ut this office, or
the owner will be liable 10 line.
WILLIAM II. ALLDERDICE,.
fa 1 AuI
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,p ,,&e undersigned, have this -, da y,
e. rm ce-partnsssh, an nalpo ess Of a' CON-
MCCARTHXNERALW HOLESh LIE GROCEhx
Quoting aGIASR BUSINESS at the ola stano OF
Joyner i Siata2r Has HAin S'i' e. MCCARTHY,
hi. w. l., SLATER.
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pQSIcAAT oEs:-5o bbls. "Jackson White y
Jss1 CHAs. r. woKTHAM 4 CO.'S,
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ElOR SALE Or RENT, that desira. fa
T. BILE FRAME DWaLLISG situated on HS
Charles Y. M0rrtsI's residence. cont lining rInr
rooms, with XII chen OF trree Yo3ms In the yard
and an excellent we'll OF water On the premise,
This property IS in an improving portion or n.
city, st.eet railroad running very nearR.
y. ". DAVIS.
Zeal Estate Agent
fe 1873 corner OF 18th and Main streets
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gX0R AAIF ,Ai9n aaKxr.

EfOH RENT. q HANDSOME RESI- ~
Is TYTECs 10 Fredericks51r9, cgnts1niny @!5
from twenty Eve ~ thirty rocH7. With gas : Air.
and Gtte. modern improvements 4 lSrse sni
beautiful enclosure: stable. carrisge.Isr q b.
This property is admirably arrnHgea for : iIs.i.
Glass boarding.hou for which there b fsurh
need Of one in irs locality. The oWna- md ii.
family OF seven persoRs viii beard in the Gats.
and furnish their 1ooDs, ard sen or rent esougb
furniture for several others. Applyto ."
RtCHAEI3SOg Il CO.
11l3 Main rtYeft: or m
VIM. IRA SMITH,
Re B-3s corner Hs!n and 10Th stserts
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GENERAL NEWS.

a new and complete American edition of
the works of John Ruskm is to appear at
an early day.
The Illinois Legislature has passed the
South and North Chicago Park bills.
What all the city clocks say to each
Strike, but hear me-"
French 'fat" houses are becoming nr,,
merous in New York and Brooklyn.
AT New Market, n. H., 10000 900 yards
Of cotton cloth have been woven III the
past six months.
The new depot III st. Louis will be one of
the largest buildings anywhere erected for
the uses of trade.
Peaches have appeared in Boston market.
They came from Georgia, on the Gtl--and
by this time they have disappeared.
jeff. Davis, though poor man, fulfills
his declaration that he would accept moth
ing. He does not even ''accept the situa-
ton"
Cankcr worms have appeared in the
groves and orchards in the vicinity of Bos-
ton, Taunton, North Bridgewater. Paw
tucket and other'place~ in New England.
Lmp,occmod.-Justice White, has im-
proved the appearance of his court room,
and at the same time added to his own COM
fort, by purchasing a new chair, The i'm
provemcnt is an unimportant one, but the
comforts of the place are so few to himself,
or any one else, that we are glad to see the
addition of even one.
The corps of engineers engaged in making
surveys for the Rochport and Loogootee
road, last week, took up subscription for
a monument to President Lincoln'sm mother.
whose grave, unmarked by any stone, is not
far from the line Of the railway.
The Long Islanders and the Jcrseymen
are engaged in an oyster war, the Jersey
men having encroached on the Jamaica oys-
ter beds. So far no blood has been shed.
but it was the fault of the Jerseymen, whe
would not wait for the formidable army of
Long Islanders, but ran away.
The Galveston Meas, learning that San
Francisco intends to present the President
with a palace sleeping car, pertinently asks.
"What will he do with it ?" and suggests
that he be also presented with railway on
which to run it.
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whereupon this proyerb grew among the
Germans: Older than a wild goose. >"
A fossil jaw-bone and some skulls of mn
mensc antiquity, found in the eastern part
OF Cuba some years ago, have been the sui
jcct of inquiry and deliberation by com
nittee of scientific men in Spain, who have
Just issued their report at Madrid, to Il e
effect that the jaw-bone is undoubtedly hui
man. Only one member of the commission
diSsented, and his reason was that the Jaw
bone was found in position which would
argue Ear greater antiquity in the human
race than he was prepared to concedc.
"The Landiall of Columbus" is the some
what peculiar title of a paper lately read
before the Geographical Society, in which
the author endeavors to show, by means of
careful comparison between an Admiralty
chart and the diary Of the great discoverer,
that the first land which Columbus saw and
set foot upon when he discovered America,
was what is now known a. Wallmg's Island
in the Bahamas.
Scientific notes from New Zealand by the
latest mails contain an account of a WON
dcrfully brilliant meteor seen i'll that coun-
try i'll January last we would have said
last winter, but January is summer month
i'll new Zealand. Its light resembled that
given out by burning magnesium wire, but
it emittedrcd sparks. ltcompletely eclipsed
the light of the moon. which was shining
brightly at the timc.
Tobacco grown in cold climate is strong
cr than that grown in mild one, and
similar statement is true with regard to
celery. So it appears from an article in the
Journal Of the Pharmaceutical society,
where it is maintained that in the less
vigorous vegetation of cold climates, as
compared with that of warm regions. the
active principles of plants are more concern
trated in the leaves.
Delirium tremens has been very success
fully treated in Germany with hydrate of
choral, in doses even so large as one hun
dred and twenty grains. 1t will be remem-
bered that a few weeks ago young gentle
man in Brooklyn accidentally killed himself
by an overdose of this comparatively new
medicine. 1t should never be taken except
under the direction of skilled physician.
\ magnificent series of sponges from
South Africa, most Of which are likely to
prove new to science, have Just been added
to the geological collection of the British
Museum.
Coal made from sea-weed is said to be n
powerful dismlecting agent.