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iNArI4rArE IuNlsIIHENT.-Judge Benc-
dict, OF Sew York, who has Just sentenced
criminals TO one years imprisonment and
800 line Tor sending obscene publications
through the po>t-oilice, la, remarked that
the punishment is totally inadequate, but ii
is all that Tie law allows. The business, -
says tie New York J0WaGl Of Commerce.,
SIS 50 deadly to tie best Interests OF man.
kind, 50 'nWbarously nj WAX with ull that
civilization j. cidcayoriug to do, thai we do
not trust ourselves to suggest IN adequate
pcnalty"; but the JourRui nevertheless
mildly recommends the return to the whip.
pinc.po>t and the piilory, for persi.ting III
which is Il punishment little delaware las
been 80 often held up 10 scorn. The lash is
now being reiltIoducel into the English
penal code for offences which common modes
oi punishment do not check. and the result
up TO this time is highly satisfactory.
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HORACE GREELEY IN BALrtaoas--HEA1rH
OF Mrs. GREELEy.--Hon. Horace Greeley,
who Is to deliver the agricultural address nj
tne PImico Agricultural Grounds to-day,
arrived in Baltimore very unexpectedly last
evening at quarter before O'Clock, having
lett New York at noon. Mr. Greeley's In
tentlon of coming yesterday was only known
IN the afternoon by telegram, and the matter
was kept quiet. Accompanied by some mem.
bers of the family of Mr.. George S. Brown,
president Of the Agricultural Society. Mr.
Greeley, on arriving at the President.Street
depot, took the carriage Of Mr.. Brown and
went out to that gentleman's countrv-scat,
on the Reis'erstown pike near Baltimore. at
IL 4. NJ. to-day Dir. Greeley will visit the
flmlIco Fair Grounds, where he will remain
until afternoon, when he will come into the
CITY, preparatory TO returning to New York
10y the II L. NJ. train, as the precarious state
OF Airs. Greeley's health requires his immc-
aiatc presence ut home. The New York
Hcr"ld of yesterday speaks of the health of
Mrs Greeley is being in Il critical condition.
though 1t was learned that yesterday she was
easier, but no hope is entertained of her ul.
Innate Baltimore Sun, October
10h.
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\ ROBBERS NEST IN TIE NIssIss1rr1.-A
klr.Woolcd island, knoWnas Long Island,
about fourteen miles above Muscatirc, in the
Mississippi, has turned out to be 4 regular
robbers nest. The discovery was made by
the police Of Davenport. who, having had
their &U*picions aroused. visited the spot re-
Gently, Lut on reaching it found that the
thieves had fed. Many evidences, however,
Of occupation OF the island were strewn
around. Boxes Of ull kinds and many sizes
were thick on the ground, with bits Of paper
and pieces Of Irvine and rope. here and there
an old garment, and many signs Of carpenter
work.
According to the report of farmers living
near Dy. tho island h1L been abandoned 10y
the villains only the day before, when they
had loaded Il large yawl and shiti with
pllnder and started southwark. None Of
the houses in the vicinity OF the island had
been disturbed By the thieves. and the farm
crs thought the people on the island Were
II party OF sport>Gcn, for they were often
seen fishing in the river and starting of with
guns on their shoulders, rs if going on Il
hunt. 1t is supposed that most OF the bur
Charles which have been committed in Dl-
venport, Mn>catinc, Wilton, West Liberty,
and other Io&aj;i,> in that section, during
the summer, were the work Of ali organized
baud which Inhibited the island, who used
the secluded spot torSGcreting their ill.goitcn
goods.
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NORFOLK MARKETS.

OCTOBER g.--rotto".--Low, midhling: F!9 lsc.
good ordinary. l.! - sc. ordinary, EMl5c.
EyJj.-Salcs early ii the wcck at &c. To-day
shippers rcduccti offers IN .ir. There j. good de-
lud prevailing, ana sales readily made Tor MI re-
ccipta.
Fsj9rts-En trade has been done In this article
this week. Except, prrlr1p:, clcariug-oni sale Of
remnant imiS Ct holder III prices ranging from :9c.
IL cl.75. There have lirel no receipts
S:nctG-AIarkct !"r al kinds very active. Rcd
cal: mUc!, wanted at :ia@$,t; culis, fsi An kind,
command full prices. Wh!te-oal hog-heud, $40
culs, So" whitc-nak- heading, 800; culls, $50
whtc-oak pipe :lge: cuils $40. Red oak cullS com
nand 30 less than Inspected. rs high SIS, we
hear, h,S been paid FOR rc-oak lose;!, inspected.
Stiagie3.-Thc narXet Is very dull. especially for
two-Icct shiugics. there being demand whatever
for hem. HeIuo.c: 20-!ncl heart, :ea sic; saps -
IS75u: .4-iuch heart SlGN SO; Saps, .7.50ltso.
Stt.-Wc quote: Liverpool line. Standard brands,
:. 81 for large los Joining lots. s!.2j; American
L. A. by carload, 81. so: In jo1hlDS lots,
81 81: Liverpool q. NJ -. j.,
Street Potltoes.- :l.5pI Sl.75 I? barrel, In bulk
The demand Is slackrned UP to-day with more re-
ccivcd than sold.
Iu,.-lhc market Is vcry duh. With little de-
uand We now quote ut sl.75Gi$a, rs 10 size.
Hool.-Unwashed, 3u9!cc. T H.; washed 40@5oc.
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THE OiENING OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND ONO
RAILROAD is stimulating iron production III
Western virginia and all that section of coun-
Try which can avail itself Of the road. For
most OF the distance the road tr,verScs Il
region 50 Iic'! in iron that it is ouly nCccS-
say 10 diSiod~e the ore and roll it down the
mountain 10 tie ,cigiit'carS for tran>porta-
ton 10 the furnaces. For one hundred years
t" G0lnr ", deep mining will he requisite.
Coat is contiguous and readily accessible, also
limestone. Furnaces are erecting, and the
cost Of production being small remarkable
profits are made. None Of the many iron
districts in :he United States are 30 eligible
in Ill respects as Thu. The completion Of
the road is awaited with much anxiety in or
der 10 takcadv"n'age OF the abundant taciii-
ties existing. american .MdaufGctver.
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No=nY CoNGRATuLATEs GRANT.-Among
those who called on the President Wcdncs-
day to congratulate bin OF the result in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, ant, "laSt but
moi leAst,' the District Of Coiuni we. c
Secretaries Fish. BeIkuaD, Boutwell,, the
o>tma>tcrGcncrAl, General Sherman, SEN
ators Patterson and Harlan, Rear Admiral
Pennock, Commodore Ammcn, Fred. Doug
ks<s, Simon Wolf, unC. Colonel John s. Mos
By, OF Warrtntcn, Va.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore !Saa says, III addition TO the above:
"Gcucr;l Mcatv assured The President that
Virginia would 60 for him (Grantl in No
vcnlbcr by Il large m;ioiity, and the Prc,i'
dent replied that he thought il would
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IMPROVEMENT OF AccoTrSK CREEK, Va
from the Engineers Department at Wash.
ingion we have the following:
" y survey IF this creek was directed in
the appropriation bill of March Sd. 1871,
and was executed in June and July, 1871,
under the Immediate supervision of Captain
{. Is. Phillips, corps of engineers. A report
was made january I'D, 1872. An estimate
was submitted, amounting to $4,000, for
giving a channel up to the village of Acco-
tink forty feet wide at bottom and five feet
deep at mean low water. An appropriation
OF $1,000 was made June 10th, 1872, which
IL Is proposed TO cXpcud i'll 1872, making Il
channci 10 the town Of Accotink about 81
feet deep at mean low water, and Us wide as
the funds will permit. Accotink is in the
collection district Of Alexandria. For q
d scriptlon of the locality. as well us for III
dicaiions Of its present and prospective CON-
mcrciaI Importance, reference is requested to
the report of january I'D, 1872, which was
printed in document 81, Senate, 42d Con-
gresS, ID session. There were Ito proposals
called for duaa% the fiscal year. and no con-
tracts made. Tile amount available for the
year ending June seth, 1873, is $1,000.
Amount required 10 complete, according TO
estimate, which may be expended in the
year ending june seth, 1871. I'll 900"
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COMMERCIAL.
CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE,
RICHMOND, Va, October 10, 1872.

OFFERINGS.
WHEAT.-White. g5s bushels. Rcd. Lee bushels
CORS.--White, I,lli bushels
OATS.-1.2?0 highels
RYE-Ds bushels.
MEAL 81 bushels
DRIED APPLES.-30o pounds.
SALES.
WHEAT. White, 90 bushels very good at $3.50
800 bushels very good at private terms; Is bushels
very good ut :l7 ~ bushels good at sl75; o. BUSH
els common nj s1.55; Is bushels common at 81 IS;
80 bushels prime ut So
,WHEaT.-Rcd - bushels prime at $3.50; gs BUSH
els very good OIL private terms; 23g bushels good at
tlI0; 20e bushels common at S.60; !! bushels COM
mon on private terms; 236 bushels fair at S.e5: GO
bushels very good ut Sis: bushels common at
Sl:aO, 80 bushels common at 81.
els very good at T5c
OATS-iu0 bushels prime sprIur nj ,yc am bucI
els very good al Soc. 1850 Wv ~
MEN,! bushels good at SOC
DRIED AFPLES.-30D bounds at lc
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WILMINGTON On. CT MARKETS.

OCTOBER s.-Spirus TaTpsntine.--sales of loo
casks ar SIC. a gallon for southern packages.
Rosin-Safes Of 5.l barrels ~ $4,000 )! for strain-
ed and No. .. IS for low pale aud y. 80 for pale.
for har, and 500 for ycllow-dip and virgin.
Tar-Saics of 20 barrels at $3.50 u barrel.
COIon.-Salcs of bale ut l7c.. ~ al l7tc.' al
rae il at l7;c SO Mt lsc.. and nj lStc. @ h. We
ouote quiet market Ordinary. lGc. 2 b.; good
ordiuary l7tc. 81 To-; low midlihIg, l5ic z d.; md
ding, loGlistc. u d.
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and small receipts. Teguote $3.50 for choice white
slaoNSl.s IS for good TO prime white: al.e9Gs 70
Tor good ~ choice REDS sf.5oGSLso for medium red.
C5rn:-stock Light, and we quote the market firm
at SOC. for, prime. -,
RUs.-Market firm at DOC for common. mime
&lGsL2i.
otns.-we quote large lots at SOC. for spring: win
ter Oats, eOGlaJc. black oass, 65d1Tsc
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The farm OF George N. Bowman, deceased.
lying near Timtcr> lie, Rockinghom. con-
taiuing .99 acres, WAS sold last week for
so PEI. acre.
The Charlottesville Inteiigeaecr i TO be
sold. With view 10 the settlement Of the IS.
tate OF its late editor.
Captain Adam Baum died in Norfolk on
"Wednesday night.
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SUICIDE OF a BoY.--A little boy aged about
thirteen years. son OF Joseph +. Wamplcr,
living near Broadway, in Rockingham
county, hanged himself last Thursday eve
ming III his fathers cooper-shop. he used
his Suspenders for the purpose. When found
his body was warm but life was extinct
Shenandoah Herald.
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Cost OF RAILRoADs.-In answer to a cor
respondent the New York Journal Of Com.
merce sets down the entire cost of the rail-
roads w TO the 1st of September, 1872. at
49, 00,r ,OG0, in the United States. Very
much OF the original capital invested in rail-
roads was altogether sunk, and only later
creditors came into possession. How much
Of the present capital is represented by ior.
ciyn holders it is Impossible to say.
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CoLoRED CoNsERvATIvES.-We are glad to
hear that number of our colored men have
determined to vote for Greeley and Brown.
and will tHrn out next Saturday night in
our torch-light procession. The negroes of
this county are becoming tired Of being led
around by the nose by Grants oAicc-holdcrs.
They find that they care nothing Tor them,
hut are after saving their own bacon. LIE;
them put one of thcir own color forward for
office, and YOU will STE how quick they will
scratch him otl.-RoaH0ke Times.
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UoRsE-SrEALING IN LouDouS.- Within the
Dast ten days no less than four fine horses
were stolen from the neighborhood of Tay-
from Dir. George D. Smith, and
one each from William Fawley and Simeon
Sanbower.- Leesburg Mirror.
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East Hanover t'rrsbYttrx.
Of The Richmond DIslV,ch.
FIRST DAY.
ASHLAND. Dctni.rr q l.

FIRST DAY,
A.u,,>r Dc,oh,ro 1879
l.-t Hanover prr>,yiryy mel n This nsce
., ,.,1f.ro,, }, n mn, in ,l,., ,,hs.u,,nfth
Vl'j,,,',.r ,,Ln rr,' n r. num,In YEAS
VIA, .,..,,o', ~ ti Ia.t HI,Icr,tn,.
....,.. ,I.. i,.y Jln'a. p &,..,}, ~ ErnI,-
.,'' ~ ''N w.
,..,, 49,. ,,. .;,,.. ,,.,.. ,,.,..,,
49,, .,,.;',, - u, ;II,n, py,,,,,
- - -, WC.i,,r',.,,. .nd n,',. ,T,n,ny y
....,s, e,,1 Nfr !, l., TnS,.r -. ,,,n,,nro,,,
,a,s.ls
,.,.,, =, .1,;, l,,..,,;,,,< so ;,,,, .
,..Is.,.,s--1 p,ynr T. - V-;ii;.'m nrnvn
II !, :. :, po,I y - ~, -, T,,,,heli
T. ! Preston y y ,Jamn.i smiil, Jane,
W.,Il,{I I,,j,,,', Ey,jI,,s-N .I,n1rs Cnr,lnn
o., tr7rr.>trrrt rh,ir.,h. Cror@r II, Grcttnr'
- Ti,rI cnrrrh ri,bmnrd. r = lester
-...nj ,I,rr,.L p,,.r.l,Irrr. Jnhn Howl.
... &C T,r,tn,,;',..rin'-. -, William r
80. =, ,..,rr.L I1,,;,,. rhnrrh. nr,
...,.t.,.f - C,h,i.,i,n RI nIivo, ,Iun,cl,, N;I.
...l, r,,'.I ~ \I,,cl,n,,,,. nrI * p
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trt',, 49,. ,,r.,',,i,.tior tn. prp.r,ytorv nd.
...,.p..I iii o. N fn.n,nrrny
ACv'>D ''A1
\shiAHl> - y: w., OCTOBER w. lo'Z' Al
V II. l. N"Gr, y. ~, and AuilhS Gl"ti
''"Hi y. Iaih". Hi Inc second CHURCH.
'..''"AehH. &i!>"rs" anH gave satisfactory
stA, iVt not ttln3 III tl1 ac'>loi oi HIST
N".Hh=.
hr minutes" o! it P'o'fe."o'" llcc''i'9 III"
- ~" r'Ne" riHih@ uiFF>'l7 "tle l~'''
\ 'oiu!Aui'it"'''h was }', - n ~ 'i'
HIFlH 'lo'n 'i'r NV. - ', oV.' I'm
o ,e iI>."l"l 'i".,1i 'Ia " S;si .,'ni
Mt> church. though rrluct mt 10 Dart with
t..!. pastor. CONQUERED with him in his re-
quest.
.Af,cr tbs expression from various MEM
Ter Of the Presbytcry Of laternal regards
ir Mr. Woods, and regrets at his leaving his
li,I& Of labor aud the prr-bytery, his request
fora dissolution o: the Iu>toratc was grant
I'll. ami the Rev. James ?. Smith was ap-
,,,tr,.l tn yi,i, The c}uIr..I, ana convey 10
~ " o0"S me ioiio"inS nl!l",e:
80 ll'''2 'n' s"'i't'',.'i, "ctneeti '1i'
49, '''i l"h" KEY. /. ~. " ooos we &C.
,, 'N;"I>' - ni!'' ny S'C,'. l,'. a.,
'.''." We '''' al iW tns N''n one " ~ nus
.>..roT C.,,j,,, and wc. do corGi,Ily commend
lin 10 those I.o,,I. and minister, Of Chris;
.iaul.s :, non, ne !. rnw called to ]aborD
-
:, ~ EieGunS oi Tue cteuitors u -h@oi',
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pETERSRuRG MARKETS.

OCTOBER g. Cotoa.-Afarket rather weaker yes
terday with sales of Ito bales CT l7slf5c.-Inosty
1T l7;c. Strict mIddllngs, lsc
Psanuts.-We quote sl.5o for prime old; si.as2
ThsI, -TIS market Is very GrEa, with Light stock
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Tne CHESTNUT CRor.--The chestnut crop
has been very abundant this year, especially
along the Blue Ridge. One firm shipped
twelve bagge!s IN ons day,-saenaaaoah
Herald,
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TIE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD AT
SrAuSToN. Ma ior Mcdahou Is pushing for
ward the round-house for the use OF the
Chesapeake aud Ohio railroad ut this point
with all possible speed. There are thirty
i've HANDS employed i'll digging the tounda-
ton aud dwelling the bed for temporary
track to carry the stone for the work. Cap
tain Maury is the engineer experimenting it,
1t will be u tremendous building when COM
p.cted.- TGNcy Trg'H!on.
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The Rr3nOSG SwINuLIHG CASE.-Thc CASH
icr Of the First National Bank Of Kansas
city, Mo-, Mr.. }. d. Blncroit. arrived in the
city last Tuesday, and Bushong will b" On
umincd before he Mayor al II O'clock to-day.
Nh Bancrnit m~dC the following state
m"nt to the Mayor yesterday morning :
bu&honG came 10 Kansas City and repre-
>GntcI Thai he WAS Il wealthy citizen OF phi!a-
G"'phla, And bought or Il drug store there,
hun@ on sl@u bearing the name -. ID.
| BushonS. and WIS introduced to tie Off
| GERS OF tic First National Bank as J. D..
| Bu>hpng. He showed forged letters Of ere
dit. one OF which purportcd to be Siencd 10y
cN.Goycrn0r itllckaltw. lie stated that he
| !!ad large amount OF luuacy on dcp0>it in
| the Philadelphia National Bank. and wished
| ~ have portion II 1t Transferred 10 Kansas
| City, and produced sight draft Oh Pniiu-
| dclphia for 5000, which be deposited. lie
| said he wished TO have Il certificate of de-
post for 5000, and Tie balance 81 COO
| placed to bis credit. The crrlti'atc was
drawn up and given 10 him; the - 900 was
placed TO his credit, aud the sight draft was
scut to Philadelphia. This was OH the It'll
/ Of August last. 80
III tic mean while Br>homg left the city,
as he said, to rcplcnish his stock. which was
getting low, and was never seen afterwards
| in Kansas City.
On the 18th Of August the sight draft WIS
! protested. and on the 18th it reached Kansas
City; then, for the first time, the bank of
| liccr discovered thai they had been victim
| lied, and Immediately i>Sucdthc handLiIs tc
every bank and banking institution in TIN
| country, which caused Bushong's arrest
| Mr.. Bancroft believes the name Bu$houg t.
BE- al assumed onc.-Norfuih VHyjnj0n.
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RICHMOND LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Report from the lst to the 10th OF October COM
piled trcm sales at the scales
Cattie.-3!2 sold from "s95tc. - H., gross.
81 cV.-l3l sod from ia b.. u head, gross.
HqJ,-.0I sold from 10 tC.r3 TO-, net.
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ARREST or A BESPERADO-TW wears ago
or more we mentioned in these columns Il
case OF shooting which took place at Laurel
Grove, III this county, wherein white man
named John Anderson was said 70 have killed
y negro. The report was that there had
been some difficulty between them; thai they
met in III" storc-rGom, the negro having q
sur. which WAS lying on the counter; that
Anderson took up the gun, and invited the
negro around the house, saying that he
wished 10 treat him, and when they had
passed the corner Anderson halted, and re-
markln. to the negro that lie had a grudgc
against him, discharged the piece at the man.
the load taking effect in the groin. The
wounded man fingered two days aud ex-
pired. Anderson made his escape, and a re-
ward was offered for him hy the Executive,
but his whereabouts have not been known
Un;i' last Saturday.
We do not know whether the fugitive
from Justice was attracted II the town by
Eybii!>un'> circus or hot. Anyhow. about
10 O'clock !. VI. Il negro woman went to Joe
WcsthrOOk>. who WAS policeman on that day,
AMI complained that white man had been
beating her. Joe followed, and IN the real
OF William HohinSon'S store the woman
pointed out Der aS>aiiGnt Without know
ln@ who he was Joe Went for him, when II
considerable scuIilc "n>ucd in which Alder
son drew hiH knife and attempted 10 cut the
po.i'clnan's throat: but other policemen and
I'ysilndcrS being called in, he was soon Sc
cured and carried to Jail, though struggling
desperately all the way. He is said TO DC Il
vc:y reckless and powerful mAn, and we
heard il stated Saturday that he recently CIT
negro very badly with his knife at Il dcT6'
on the railroad. II took about Il dozen men
10 get hi1n 20 Jail mnd up stairs into the il on
cage, wncTe he was securely fastened. On
Monday he was sent to PittSylrauia county
Jail, there to await trial for Ills offence
UUNrNi,, n.nS,cr
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FATAL OCCuRREHCE.-On the 9th ultim0
two negro laborcrs on the railroad lett Big
Bend tunuc, to attend the circus at W bite
sulphur Springs. One Of them had with
him about $l09. They visited house Of
ili-.iune, some distance from where the circus
was appointed to exhibit. \ feeling Of
jealousy WIS aroused on the part Of the COM
nanicn Of tie mau with the money, which
resulted in his shooting the latter through
the heart, killing him instantly. The muir.
dcrcr fled, and another party coming up,
who knew that the murdered man had
money about his person, robbed him.
Valley TirglEtun.
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srnDSwEN, FLORISTS. DC.
REMOVALS..

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE La
i DIES AND PUBLIC IN GESERaL.I.,E::
FERRANDINf wishes 10 Inform the publc tial
on account OF increase In business his present psee
Is too small to accommodate his customers ihetes,
street, between Sixth and Seventh streets, oy the
list OF October, 1879, where be has anet up .
line store, which aa will stock with the finest III.
estsblished one Of the largest human hair WORKS
south of New York. He has all the facilities LOT
In the bost maurer and IN the latest yies hostag
Inshion Book received direct from Paris, witp
fashion, mates for ladies' hair dressing also BOOK
ssr hail ccstGrncs and evening dress,
Thankful for past taSors, hope ~ ne ia'ass's W
attention 10 business % retain your ssstciS
oc 2-lni y. S t-1sss.e-s =
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Easssr sson, Pesorsburg.
correspondence Of the Richmond D,spatch,l
prrr-,,rpr,1, no&oh~~ xo~a

~, ETERSBCRG, october 10. 1872,
Inc sheriff Of Charlotte county came yes
.er9ay 70 the city and subpGnded ten mer
-, VI oenh koDlnsoms circus as witnesses In
VIC .r'a' OF nre OF their companions, who
are usaaer arrest for the murder Of Mr.. w, J
county. :" '"''
Inc circus appears to have had bad luck
ms morning the body of a dead negro
name unknown, was found on the track OF
the Southside division of tho stI,ntic sIt,
siSsippi and Ohio railroad, about fnur miles
rom the city. The head was severed from
the body, and II Is believed TINT the inform.
nate man was attached to the comnanv ont,
was accidentally killed while it was in mo.
ton on the train. his absence not heinz
known IN the night aud confusion. and tic
manner not being known.
Inc barn Of Mr.. Joseph Mason. In Chcs.
tcrtcld county two or three miles from the
city. was destroyed by fire last night about :
O'Clock. 1t contained large amount of corn.
1900 pounds OF oats, valuable harucss. &c.
The loss is cstimated ut over g 900, on which
there was no insurance Most of Mr.. Nh.
sons corn had already been sold, and he WAS
Just ready to deliver it. II is surmieed that
The gypSics set the building on fire, rs Mr..
Mason had driven them away from his
grounds some days before.
McS>rS. T.. c. Eain and y. J. Rogers left
this morning for Wsthcyilc rs delegates to
the fair Of the Southwest Virginia Agricul-
tuI@l Society. representing the Petersburg
Association.
Captain Samuel d. Davis was to-day ap-
pointed chief marshal for the approaching
fair Of our Agricultural Society.
Mr. ". 4. Ellington has been appointed by
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
No. Ill. Of this city. I" represent them in The
international Convention OF Engineers soon
70 assemble nj ST. Louis, and leaves to-luor-
row iOr that city.
There was to have been Il grand Liberal
rally VI Prince George Courthouse to-day,
but no reports have Gveu received yet OF the
proceedings.
The harquc Wentworth, loaded with 500
toms Of railroad iron, from Cardiff. Wales,
ior the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio rail.
road, is reported at log island. en- ro,ie for
City Point. RonlS ADAIR.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-10-11
Lboye aro for sound t0iacl
LOUISVILLE. KY.

LOUISVILLE. KY.
OCTOBER The prospects Of the incoming crop
have decidedly frightened within the last ten DAYS
both from the highly favorable weather Tor ripsn-
ing an tie posponement of recently apparent dam
ger from carly frost. This fortunate turn will uu-
doubed!y improve the quality. Is It Will somewhat
Increase the yield. of the new crop
We repeat oar last quotations, "a follows:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-10-11
LiSCHRCRG. VA.

oCToBER s.--Comparison of inspection OF hogs
hr;a and boxes and receipts Of loose tobacco this
%eG req With iast show decrease In h"gsleas Of six,
of loose Tobacco Market al,ont the same Most OF
the loose tobacco now coming to market consists OF