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through me. Words could never so ex-
press gratitude. Wave after wave beat
over me, but | lifted her bright, beautiful
head above them all. ue
"lf your strength will last few min
utcs we are saved ~ she said in tones that
were melody condensed, rarified, angeli-
cally modulated. Excuse my raphsodies
i cannot help them.) .For they are
launching surf-boats," she added.
had not thought of that, or cared for
1t, or looked for it. | only looked into her
too beautiful face.
"Ihey will soon be here. Do not let
your strength give way.n
How wished they sink, capsize, do
anything but come there to share with me
the felicity of saving her.
But they came. A great lobster-fisted
hand was stretched out, and it rudely
grasped her round, peerless arm, and she
was lifted into boat. should have sunk
myself-for with her went all my strength
had not another great pair of lobster
looking hands lifted me also from the wa
ter, and tossed me as carelessly as if I had
been half-drowned dog into the bottom
of the boat.
Il belleve was so weak as to faint; for
l knew nothing more until found myself
on bench on the beach, surrounded by
hundreds of men and women, who were
drowning the noise of the surf by their
cheers. One man was pouring brandy
down my throat, to revive me- / pushed
his hand away and looked around for her
There she stood, pale, but oh so beau
tiful yet, and looking gratitude enough
out of those great black eyes to have paid
for death a hundred times over.
'.Do come up to the Ocean House, room
and parlor No. 16,' she said i'm her musi-
cal voice. '.iust as soon as you are able.
cannot thank you enough for saving my
lite; but my dear husband, who is confin-
ed to his room with an attack of the gout,
will do all that man can do to prove his
gratitude to the preserver of his wife's
life ~
''O my countrymen, what fall was
there!" Her husband, A man with the
gout linked to such living angel. l did
not know what said or did just then. !
believe | asked somebody to blow my
brains oat. They took me up to my room
l did not leave it that night. The next
day did leave it and left Cape May, also
forever dared not look upon the angel
ic wife of the man who had the gout. But
| started off at once for my bachelor home
in the wild Adirondacks; for only in their
deep solitudes conld find the peace which
had been so fearfully dissipated by the
love in the breakers.
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Manchester Items.

A New IDEA.-On Saturday our reporter
paid visit to the bagging works connected
with the mills of e. Graham g. Co. Messrs.
Gibson 81 Sons, experienced manufacturers,
have been for some time engaged in putting
up improved machinery for the purpose OF
manufacturing gunny bags. 1t is expected
that it will be IN operation in about two
weeks. We wish this enterprise much
success.
ARRIVAL OF MACHINERY.-A number OF
new looms, intended for the Marshall Mills,
arrived on Saturday, and more are en- route.
These mills will be filled to their utmost ca
pacity in short time.
CLEANING UP.-Matters around the Man.
chester Cotton Mills are Frightening up,
and we learn, that very wealthy firm will
soon take possession and put 1t IN trst-rate
order.
BRIDGE MATTERs.-The contract for the
masonry on the James river bridge has
been signed that with the iron contractors
has not, In consequence of the absence OF
the parties from the city. 1t Is believed
that the cornerstone will be laid about
May LIST. Preparations are being made to
make this grand gala day. Messrs. Wynne,
Davis, Gopton, and Gary, of the joint COM
mission. have been appointed q building or
advisory committee! Work will be COM
menced at once.
ELLIOTT GRAYs.-There will be meeting
tpr the surviving members OF the Mancnes-
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A DETERMINED VoTER.-A New Hamp-
shire paper tells of a gallant Democrat of
that State who deserves to be immortalized.
1t says:
"On the evening before election, Mr..
John W. Lyon, of Bath, a brakeman on the
Montreal road, expecting to turn back at
Weiss river, found himself compelled to
go on to Plymouth, where he arrived at s
O'Clock. Had he accepted the situation he
would have been unable to get home in
time to vote; but he didn't. Without stop
ping for i cold bite even, MIR. Lyon got a
hand-car, and, by clear muscle, propelled
himself over FORTY eight miles Of track, part
of it ON an ascending gade Of eighty.fve
feet to the mile, till he reached home at 80
o'clock. On learning the facts, his friends
turned out Of their beds and gave him hot
oyster supper, and that day one more ballot
for James A. Weston was the result of the
indomitable energy, muscle, and determine
ton exhibited by MIR. Lyon. 1t is this spirit
that has carried our party through years of
defeat to final victory"
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPoR-
TIoNMENT OF STATE SCHOOL FUND.-The
scheme of the Board of Education for ap-
rortioning the school funds in the State
Treasury was published yesterday. 1t was
perhaps seen that twenty-five cents per
head of the school population was thereby
apportloned. On the receipt Of the scheme
county superintendents are required to pre-
pare and forward to the State Board their
several schemes for subdivision among their
districts. If approved, they will be prompt
" returned, and the money will become
available for the payment Of teachers the
1st of April, or as soon thereafter as the
Treasurer can obtain it from the State
Treasury. II not approved, the schemes
will be returned with objections.
Those districts which have not opened
schools cannot, of course, participate in the
distribution, but the money will be divided
in suitable proportions among those dis
tricts which have complied with the law.
Should the Legislature pass a bill now be-
fore it allowing of a curtailment Of the
school term at the option Of the Board of
Education. and should delinquent districts
still open schools by permission of the Board
of Education, they will receive a proper
share of the money in future distributions.
Of course it is understood that the pro-
per rule of apportOnment throughout is
to divide according to the school popula-
ton in each district, and when the school
system is in proper working order this rule
will be rigidly adhered to. Nor will any
departure from it be allowed in the present
division, except under some extraordinary
circumstances which might possibly justify
some temporal relaxation Of the rule. To
depart from the basis of population would
be not only to depart from the principle of
the Constitution, but would introduce
complications which mig ht be difficult to
manage hereafter.
AS soon as the county superintendent re-
ceiyes notice that the money Is In the coun-
ty treasury it will be his duty ut once to
notify each OF the Board of Trustees In his
county, who can at once proceed to paying
teachers.
It will be observed that no money has
peen assigned to number of counties.
The reason of this is simply that they have
not complied with the requirements of the
iaW.i A proportfonate share of the funds
will remain lille in the Treasury for the
benefit of these counties, and will be made
available to them after their census returns
have been received. Clerks should be re-
minded that they were required by the law
to take the census within sixty days after
their appointment. The money for the
three principal cities will be reserved for
them until they can lawfully receive 1t.
This apportionment will consume about
100000. Other apportionments Will be
made hereafter. It is still believed that the
school fund for paying teachers will reach
half "a million dollars.
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MONDAY MORNING, MARCH n, 1871. d.

| The PRNITENTIARY NOT TO BE REMOVED
DECISION OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF TIE
GENERAL AssEXBIY.-The Joint Committee
on Public Institutions Of the two Houses
| OF the General Assembly met, pursuant to
adjournment, on Saturday afternoon in the
Senate chamber. The pending question
when the committee adjourned the evening
Taylor, of Loudoun (which has already
been published in the Dispatch, declaring
| 1t 1nexpedient to legislate on the subject of
the removal Of the penitentiary.
MIR. Lawson, Of the House committee,
submitted an amendment for MIR. Taylor's
substitute, that it Is inexpedient, in the
opinion of the committee, to enact any law
during the present session Of the Legisla-
ture looking to the removal of the peniten-
tiary. This resolution was agreed to with
out a dissenting vote.
Gen. ". c. Newberry, Superintendent Of
Public Buildings, was then called in and
examined by the committee in relation to
the cost Of enlargng the present accommo-
dations and putting the workshops in tena-
BILE condition. The report which he present.
ed some time since in relation to the cost of
the enlargement and improvement, (which he
suggested, has already been noticed in this
paper. 1t will not be out of place, how
ever, to state that General Newberry,
in his verbal report, mentioned the fact
that at this time there are about seventy
females confined in wooden building in
one corner Of the yard, who are entirely
Idle on account of the bad condition of the
workshops, and the fact that the looms,
&C., which have heretofore been used by
Cne female convicts, are all out of use. To
make the institution begin to pay, it would
9e necessary to put all this machinery in
thorough repair.
oo zen. NeWberry further stated that about
ooV conVlcts are booked at the penitentiarv,
puI OUT OF this number large proportion
nau Deen hired out by the Governor to work
on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, and
Inc major portion of those who remained
were criminals convicted of such serious
crimes That they could not be allowed to
| leave the grounds. ~ "Ao"o" ~
After some further discussion. Mr.. Smith
OF Henrlco, proposed the following resoIn,
ZION, which was agreed to:
Resolued, That the chairman of the Joint
committee be instructed to report hill an
propriating $4,000 for the enlargement IF
the penitentiary, such enlargement to he
made under the direction of the Governor
| and Board of Directors of the Penitentiarv
The committee then rose.
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JOB PRINT1NG.-We cali the attention OF mer.
chants, clerks of courts. sherifs, lawyers, rail
road, steamship and canal officers and agents, and
all others having orders for printing TO the faci
ties offered at the DISPATCH PRINTING EsTAs-
LISHMENT for the prompt and faithful execution
of all kinds Of Job Printing. We can furnish at
short notice Cards, Bill-Heads, Letter-H Heads,
Programmes, Ball Tickets, Blanks, Pamphlets,
Tags, Hand-Bills Catalogues, Bills Of Fare, Show
Bills, Checks, Drafts, &C., &c.,&c. Satisfaction
guaranteed -sf.-, ,.--,-fr
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From the Charlottesville Chronicle. |

From the Columbus InQer we clip the
following account Of the murder Of Mr.. G.
| Taylor Hill, in Okolona. Mr.. Hill was
well and tavorably known by many
of our readers whilst here ut college lust
year. He was one Of the candidates for the
debater's medal in the Washington Society,
and it was he that delivered an able address
to the Queen at tournament ut Rio lust ses
sion.--EdltorS Chronicle.
THE MURDER OF MIR. HILL.
| Further particulars of the murder of Mr..
Hill, at Okolona, prove it to have been the
most disgraceful and cowardly murder ever
perpetrated in the State.
On last Saturday Mir. H;li was telegraphed
for here by II. Harvey Chambers, an old
| college friend, to come up and aid him in
settling difficulty in which he had become
involved with &. j. Moore, merchant of
that place. Nlr. Hill arrived at Okolona on
the train ut noon Sunday, and at once called
on Mr.. Chambers, and arrangements enter
ed into preparatory to meeting between
Chambers and Moore. Moore had asked
that the affair be managed so as to
save the appearance Of Il formal duel,
OH account of an insurance on bis
lite, which might otherwise be for
seited. After consultation with Chambers,
Hill went out to see DR.. Britney, the friend
of Moore, and make the final arrangements
for the meeting next day. Upon his return
accosted by c. j. Moore. James Gewen,
John Armstrong, and Dabucy Wilson, as
he entered the Office of the Field House,
who asked, "Do you live i'll OkOlona",
Hill replied, "No, gentlemen, you know
do not" when one OF them sneerlngly
asked, owe suppose you came up
for light" Hill replied that she had
come, il possible, to prevent a fight
Upon the evidence their remarks and
manner gave of an intention to assault him,
Mr.. Hill said that they "Were attempting
to force fight upon him, but that he was
not afraid of them," and put his hands into
his pockets; when they cried out, " Take
your hands out of your pockets" Knocked
the light out, and he was instantaneously
shot, he succeeding in drawing his own pis-
tol, and fired two or three times as he fell.
He was killed by the first shot, in the abdo-
men, probably fired by Gewen, though a
number of other shots We're fired upon him.
Harvey Chambers was in back room OF
the hotel, and knew nothing of HIPS re-
turn until upon hearing the firing; he came
forward and found his friend weltering in
his blood, and the murderers gone. MIR.
Hill lived to tell how the affair had occur
red; was carried 10 his room, and died in
about an hour. Disgraceiul to Okolona,
none OF The parties were arrested, and The
next morning were detantly walking the
streets, when Mr.. Chambers, who is quite
near-sighted and wears glasses, came upon
Gewen. They at once commenced firing,
Gewen saving himself by lodging behind
tree until Chambers had emptied his pistol
ut him, when Gewen ran off. Moore and
others of the party were not arrested until
the train from here arrived, when he, after
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THE proprietors of the Forestville Paper

THE proprietors Of the Forestville Paper
Mill (Messrs. w. B. Allegro and w. +.
Askew), in the destruction of one-half Of
their paper-mill, at the Falls Of the Neuse
by fire, on last Sunday night about o'clock,
are actual losers to the amount of Sl1 900
on their stock and fixtures, and $4,000 on
their large three-story building. They are
insured for only $4,000, one-third in each
Of the following companies: Albemarle
Insurance Company, of Charlottesville,
Va; National Fire Insurance Company, OF
Baltimore, Md, and the Merchants and
Mechanics Fire Insurance Company, OF
Baltimore, Md.-Raleigh Sentinel.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-LaSt week the
Grand Chancellor received applications for
the institution of new Lodges of this Order
In Petersburg, Fredericksburg, and Rich
mond. The prospect is good for the estab-
lishment of splendid working Lodges in Pc
tersburg and Fredericksburg. In Norfolk
the Order has received fresh impetus. One
Lodge Norfolk, No. 81 received 56 appli-
cations for membership last week.
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FRosT.-Early risers report having seen a
heavy frost in the lower part of the Capitol
Square on Saturday morning. A white frost
was also reported along the line Of the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad between Richmond and Frede-
ricksburp.
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COOK & LAUGHTON will sell at 10 A. NJ, at the
~. late residence OF Mr.. James Bray, corner of
9TH and Marshall streets, household and kitchen
furniture, &c .s.->@.. 4s.
W. GoDDIN will sell at 4 p. NJ. twenty-five lots
at the hesd Of Valley street, near the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railroad workshops.
THOMAS W. KEEsEE Will sell at 10 A. NJ. three
4, pianos, furniture, &c.
J. D. WHITEHEAD 4 co. viii cell at los A. M.,
o. groceries, &c. gn
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POLICE COURT, SATURDAY.-Justice j. j.
White presiding.-The following cases were
disposed of: -.1
Horace Haskins (colored), for unlawfully
assaulting John jackson with rock, was
fined $3.50, warned, and discharged.
Talbot Watkins, Patrick Shelton, Isham
Harris, and Samuel Holmes (all colored),
for stealing S21 in currency, the property
of Thos. Cerel, were discharged.
Mary Ann Archer (colored), for stealing
two pieces OF plank, the property of some
person unknown, was sent to Jail Us va
grant.
Joe Hartman and Major Williams, for sell
ing one load of shad to huckster in the
first market, in violation of the city ordi-
nance, were required to pay fine of $40.
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Splendid Spring Stock at E. 8. SPENCE & SONS

Now AT THE DOLLAR STORE, $3.50 Main street,
black walnut brackets, hat-racks, &C.; Bohemian
vases, toilet sets, &C.; backgammon boards fur
nished &C.; jewelry Gets, let and gilt bracelets,
plated bracelets, sparr necklaces, opera chains,
garnet sets, spoons, knives, forks, black bags,
photograph albums, &c. Under Campbell's pho
togrsph gallery.
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CoNvIcTs REcEIyED.-The following con-
yicts were received at the penitentiary on
Saturday last : From Petersburg, Richard
Coleman (colored), one year, second offence,
petty larceny, and Thomas Senior (white),
same offence, one year.
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The EJEcrMENT LAw.-The law In re

The EJEcTMENT LAw.-The law In rela-
ton to landlord and tenant, sometimes
called the ejectment law, recently passed
by the Legislature, has gone into effect,
and the first case tried under it in this city
was disposed of by Justice Robertson on
Saturday. Parties desiring to avail them.
selves of the benefit of the law can obtain
the necessary blanks at the office of the
High Constable.
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READING THE CALENDAR BACKWARDS
It astonished our good Catholic citizens not
little, we suspect, to read in Fridays
Erening Neaos and Saturdays Wing that yes.
teay waT st. @ f6s day. G when pdm nsy
high festival just week before.
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FIREs.-At o'clock Saturday afternoon
of a portion of the roof of framed house
on Broad, between Madison and Jefferson
streets, occupied by Samuel Broomer and
others. Loss, about $50.
at quarter to 2 O'Clock the plank-kiln
of +. Fl. Kahn & Co.'s bedstead factory,
on Goth street, across the dock, caught fire
and was damaged to the extent Of about
800 no insurance. The fire caught from
stove
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INCOME RETURNs.-The United States As
SCISSOR of Internal Revenue and his assist
ants are now very busy in receiving the re-
turns of income for 1870. Every one having
q gross income of $4,000 must report him.
self. Blanks for income are ready for all
who have not received one, and the law
makes it the duty of all now to 60 to the
office, and not wait to be waited on.
All dealers in liquor and tobacco are re-
CURED to go forward and register their
that many have done so. Tt is best to obey
the laws promptly, as it saves trouble al
around. ..s+ .3
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r.. -
py Captain Tom. Franks. OF West Point.
Dapney Wilson'S also under arrest. Arm.
stsong Is In Okoloua ut large, and Gewen il
,lugitfe. who has hitherto eyaded nnrs,,;t
ne was last heard from ut Pontotoc ON
1901, as he had been compelled 70 obon,,,o on
ms morse In swamp where he was at ona
time nearly captured. ~ 90 ''' oiie
me most remarkable thing about tbia az.
Iair Is That the murderers belonged to re- r..
specGapie iamines, associated with gentle.
men, were accustomed to the conrtesias IF
good society, yet In an affair Hunder th ",
CODE" where the incest punctilio sho,,IS MD
be observed, they acted like rouphs and
hired assassins. ~
That they We're no better than the latter
Is the universal belief; that murder was
committed to avoid an honorable meeting
the next day is the only explanation,
The funeral of Mr.. c. Taylor Hill took
place yesterday morning from the Methodist
church.
The services at the church were per-
formed by Messrs. Cottrell and Stainback,
where procession was formed and the re-
mains escorted to the Odd Fellows ceme-
terry. ...,,,
The whole community attended the bar
lin attendance here ut COURT in body, and
the rifle company, Of which he was men,
Der. rs an escort of honor. '''
The sympathy manifested by the negroes
in the death of Mr.. Taylor Hill has been
generally remarked. On Monday quite a
number of them, when they heard that a
company was being made up to 60 to Oko,
Iona, went to the friends of Mr.. Hill and
proffered their services. 1t Is said that 500
of them would have been ready to start at
moments notice.
Monday night, when the body was ex-
pected, there was an immense crowd of
them at the depot, orderly and well-be-
haved, but expressing the deepest sympa-
thy with the whites in their sorrow and in
dgnation. Surely it is wiser and better to
cultivate such kindly feelings between the
two races than to embiCter them against
each other.
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Col. JEROME BoNAPARTE.-A dispatch
was received yesterday BY Madame Bona
parte, Of this city, from her grandson, Col.
jerome Bonaparte, of the French army,
who has been In active service up to the
surrender Of Paris, stating that he had ar
rived safely In on.-Balttmore Sun. q, 3
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SUICIDE IN MACoN.-In Macon, on Mon
dav, MIR. Charles S. Baudet, Well-knoWn
matchmaker and silversmith, shot himself
through the head with a Colts revolver, from
the effects of which he expired instantly.
Mr.. Baudet was Frenchman, abont forty
seven years of age, and had been a citizen
of Macon for sixteen years. When the war
broke out he went to Virginia, was placed
on the engineer corps, and assisted in plan
nlng many OF the Notifications around Rich
mond.- Charleston Nears. E.-Y:Fti ta-ss r 7
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ter Elliott Grays at the Town Hall on We'd
nesday night at Y o'clock. :, s.!. 4, {
TEE Masonic HALL.-W orkmen. are en-
gagged In reftting the Masonic Hall. This
is one Of the old landmarks, and has been,
for some time sadly in need Of repairs. 1t
Is occupied, also, as the place Of meeting OF
the Presbyterian mission school, ia
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BROKE HIS ARM.-Mr. Charles Taylor, an
employee in the bedstead and chair manu-
factory of Rham g. Co., had his fore arm
caught in the machinery and badly frac.
tured on Friday last. Medical aid was
called in, and the fractured limb set.
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on all public or priuats sales Of Real Estate
!, made bet,oeen the lstof January and the 1st Q,
July tie purchasers pay the tares for the pre-.
sent year; but on, all sales bet,oee,, the IRIS.
day Of July and the last day Of December the
seller pays them. ~
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For coughs, bronchitis, and consumption In Its
early stages, nothing equals DR.. PIKRcE's Alt.
Ext. or Golden Medical Discovery. It Is also a
great blood purifier and acknowledgements or tonic,
and for liver complaint and costiye conditions Of
the bowels It has no equal. Sold by druggists.
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ExEcUr1vE.-Gov. Walker appointed the
following notaries public on Saturday last :
~. w: Tuck, for HALIFAX ! county "a. NJ
Fink, for Madison county; Matthew D..
Cotton, for Augusta county, and II. Il. Boz
land, for the city Of Norfolk, 4
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THE RELIGIOUS HERALD Is one of the best me-
dums in the South for reaching the eye Of the pub
lie. The business men Of Richmond should use Its
advertising columns. Office on Main street. op.
poslte Dispatch Office. ----