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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-25

A PLEASANT OCCASION p PLANNED.--We learn
that the exercises of Centenary Sunday
school for its anniversary in May promises to
be of unusual interest. 1t will embrace
three nights in its programme. On the first,
there will be teachers sociabe Tor tea)
party. On the second, the anniversary eNer-
cises will take place, consisting of-first, re-
ports from officers of the school and second,
n representation of "Chistianna and Her
Children" from the Pilgrims Progress,
illustrated by sciopticaa recently pur.
chased by the school. On the third night
there will be strawberry feast.
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weather probab,I,tieS.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-The barometer
will continue falling north and west Of the
Ohio valley, and the lowest will probably
move eastwardly over the upper lakes, accom-
panied by brisk and high winds, which will
extend to the lower lakes on Thursday.
Cloudy and threatening weather, with proba-
bly, min, will prevail on Thursday from the
Missouri and Ohio valley to the upper lakes
and extend to the lower lakes. Clear and
pleasant weather will generally prevM over
the East and Middle Atlantic and Southern
States,
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TUFI UF KIEfMUND, APEll. q, ls7..
ARRIVED.
Steamer Palisadc, Nelson, Norfolk, merchandise
aud passengers. ID. II. Rogers. agent.
Brig Mary Allcrton, Bourne, Boston, mcrchan-
disc, Currie & Co.
SAILED.
Steamer Eliza Haucox. Clifford Norfolk merchan-
disc and passengers, l.. B. Tatunl, agent.
MEMORANDA.
The Fido from Richmond. at Rio Grande on the
Sd instant, was struck. when twenty miles of the
Rio Gr;inlc bar, by heavy squal and lost fore and
inuntopmasts aud foreyard.
The Atalanta, Henry, from Liverpool for Rich
mond was off the Bell Buoy OIL the 18th instant.
The Amacree, Thompson, for Richmond, Va, en-.
tered outward ut Liverpool on the 0th instant.
SAVANNAH. GA, April 2:-Arrivcd, SCHOONER
Mott. Redell, Richmond ria Port Royal, S. c., will
$500 bushels corn to Branch l. Sons.
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PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL AssEMBLY.-The
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States will meet in the Grace
Street church (Rey. DIR. Read'S), in this city,
on Thursday, May 18th, at II \. NJ. The
opening sermon will be preached by Rev.
William Plumer, d. D., moderator of the
last General Assembly. McsSrs. X. r..
Brooke, B. C. Gray, c. R. Barkstale, and
Leroy j. Grant, have been appointed Il COM
mittee to receive and entertain delegates to
the Assembly.
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PASSED MUsTER.-Capt. K. Ii. Johnson and
Lieutenant Frederick c. Coles, of the Rich
mond Zormves '(colored), have passed salts
factory examination before the Military
Board, and will be recommended to the Gov
e,nor for commissions.
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SHOOTING AFFAIR on FRANKLIy STREET.
Last night about 10 O'Clock a difficulty oc-
CURED on Franklin street between party OF
young gentlemen and gang Of negroes, ori-
ginating in some unpleasant remarks OH the
part of the negroes, which resulted in the
exchange Of several shots, in the course Of
which Mr.. David ChildresS received pair
FIJI wound through the hand. We heard of
no arrests being made.
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>..,,~i,\TfKS nF THE CITY.
"
,.,.;.cn--shs Recent Earthquake
.,,!o, Dangers Of the Site of tlie
,,,, y,y,,,,,r, sneakips. of the
i"' ,,,,h,y,otr soyS.
rec" i,o. ms, oyrrtakcn place
\ -, ,,,I ,,nI,;nr rcuown. pn We'd
"' ''' " ,,hon rI,hino. worse than = little
">,"'! ,,... t.,iliuer in these dull but Sc
>l'" .'''i... ny n,u,S . Iryi.ihIe earthquake
cure III" '," NM ,r.. ,,,,jnrn town of An
>"4N "'"" ;,,,+ ff,e.n hundred lives. ant
'"''' w ,,.,t,.. ,,nn,,la,ion into ,,anc
i'''''~H'- 81, .l,,,,,.,i ,n;s,.r, Ianrn;able
H''"' VIZ :. i may he asked. prl-
- ~, ,rn.,hc I'm, levels So great
''''1, w. :; th... .,r,h. ,hn,,ll DESTROY
I"'' ,,,,,n f~,,,inn rf lis residents.
u" ,''t' S''' t., ,,,,n.. !, hi,tnry. srcu-
A''''>'' NV .,. ,i,',,,,, ,,;,r,,, # ,irSt an-
III """ '''','' t,t,,.,a,t th. rr,,hrr o;
l"Fal u'N!h"!'t''"" =, ,,,I ,hn .x,ont
deaths -! 'L' >'' ''>''"''''' ''''
"' mh"Gu L'''!'' ,.,..,., a., would
y !" i" ."'>t'1i 'rN ",' w, ', ,'a o,,;tIran
81 '"lf'r. ~' i''ii "i """''' "','
hidden away III lhe hafe''' anu. h'oM ''s$'
ia.,, lh% nHi''' III! A:rnc' INA, ~ .'''"' w.
care" t"' N.'', N. ''"' ' ''''''' ,s,, ,,,o
ciA'' 'ii' ''"'S'i"i'ic We nus NV" ,w' y,
tang A""V ,h' l"!''''''i"'i III" 1''i,. ~,
ln,il>"li~ 81 IN" !'''ve Ahts!Ai"-' III 's'",'''
Anl!o'h--% I"' H>t''""" o' ~. o""' - ''"G
>prnd!" NyrE'll lhc'f"l'H.:H Ni'ltli "''e' s.oo'
upon iTd i"Nctt >l'r'. hc Srah''eui "i 'h'
city "i A"h3c!IuS mas long ago aeiFIlc"
thoG@h The beauty oi hs sht'a'loh c;s,i'ot u'
changed hN ti!iic "f cirthf'ithcs. me III
Icy IL The crohlc>-h"" ctte'i tue iftsH!
-PGr&!e "Ni p'rci'h ihc HIS mo greer
%#phHh,A!rc" OF cypress, mulberry Eltie' an'
IL: aud where. upon the Solt pam, Tilt
river winds r"nnd an island between tW'
>wy,.aG cminonr"S, the o!d founders o
"iI"'ath iald 1,!r 'irst stones OF the cil!
n" >lIlail"n Is one % idtai bc;iiit! ana con
Nru!rlr'c VI a distance OF seven league
IL" stream runs Itlio the Mctl'crfanean' iift
Ma N havh9r;md Il >ca-cshai, once llllcd VIII
sali'!>.
lH' ranges OF Inc Taurus ANA lile Lebanon
ri-Hly on either side Of the river, give gran
dear and cool mountain hrcezesand shadows
Ia Tia. site: 80 that when Antioch stood OF
Iho,, two hills and that ''ait or "lnch o
thr rr"ntrS, ii we'll deserved is lrme O
Utl,cu II the East. Modern Antakla. now
ever, i hut Il little syrian town contracted
uit.in Il snlall portion oi ID" Great area mark
"a ~ The old walls. The louSc>, built o
llt.!i. materials, and differing from other Sy-
Ii,n abode, hy their sloping roots of red tiles
instead ol the fiat or domcu form, ar" hud
ti!yi rnintd dozen khanS anu mosques ol
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AFTERNOON SESSION.


PARIS, April 24.--The provinces Of Ma
Yarre, Serbia, and Biscay, in Spain, have been
declared in state Of siege. The CT1ists are
harassing the Government troops without
risking pitched battle. .itat.it,a Si&5
The papers announce the death Of M:
Jacques Felix, the father Of the celebrated
Rachel. He was eighty-six years of age
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Ex-President Andrew Johnson, In recent Inter
riew emphatically declared that he would not be
candidate for the lower branch Of Congress, but in-
Heated desire to go back to his first love and take
bench in L. b. SPENCE & SONS fashionable tailor
ng establishment.
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LICENSE TAx-Thc city license tax is due,
and the merchants and others had better call
ut Collector Regnaults Office at The City Hall
and pay at once, as the penalty for the non-
payment of the same will be enforced in a
few DAYS.
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UNAVAILABLE LETTERS REMAINING IN THE
RICHMOND PosT-OFF1cE APRIL ~, 1872
f. NJ. I.omax & Co., Philadelphia, Penn.
George W. Bamon, Virginia; Miss Jane
Harris, -; John w. Cole, Pittsylvanla
(nurt hnnSa
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SLEEP AND DREAMS Professor Humphrey,
the distinguished plySiolugiSl ol Cambridge,
England, has given his views OF the phySiol-
ogy of sleep, dreams, and cerebral action, III
Il lecture before the Royal Institution. He
ASSUMES that the upper regions OF the brain
are those which minister to the higher men.
lal operations, consciousness, volltion, and
reason, while the basal portions are more ILL.,
med:atcly connected with the operations ol
life. The c:tllSe Of sleep he holds TO be the
slight deterioration OF the tissues which re-
suits from their functional activity during the
day, and is carried so far as to Interfere Witi'
the higher and more complex cerebral opera
tions, and which ncceSsitates protlacicI resi-
for the recovery OF the nulrltlre balance.
Dreaming he regards not rs normal OF
healthy accompaniment OF sleep, Dat rs Il
result Of the abnormal or imperfect cond.
ton of the organ Of mental action. IN INT
natural state, he says, we should pass from
Wakcili!ncS> to complete unconscIousheSs.
and cicc ccrsu, almost inStantancoJisly, and
many persons do 50. But more requepti!
the transition i, protrarted, anu stages arc
observed in which the sleep is but partial.
The cerebral organ Icing in an Imperfect
-tatc, lis action is imperfect, and the trsl
effect of the lcsSenng of its yital yigOr is
loss Of the highcsttorm Of mental power-tht
control over the mental operations. This re-
quireS the highest mental effort, and is most
easily lost. SIN this condition the thoughts
lamble unchecked, chase one another con-
iuscdly over the mental field, and give rise
to ai sorts Of incongruitieS Of the il!ngina.
ton. Al the same time, being unreStrained,
they are excited, and eyince efforts OF memory
aud even of combination, of which in the
regulated state of wakefnlness they are quite
incapable. In this way the images of per-
sons and places, events and items Of knowl-
edge, long forgotten in the ordinary state,
are recalled with distinctness, and we fancy
that new information has BEEN acquired.
when it is only forgotten facts that are re-
called."-" Scientific Miscellany" III AaJ
GdiQry
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DER FRElscHUTz.-The preparations now
being made and perfected by the Geangverein
Virginia, for, the rendition Of Won Webers
IN sserpiece g Der Freischntz," on Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings next are OF SO
extensive nature as must ensure Its success.
Rehearsals are held every night, and the ass
duty of the performers and the patience and
zeal Of maestro Won siegel, are most edfyng.
We have recentIy attended several OF these
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No JoKE.-Everybody wishes to appear we'll at
church, OH the street, or at home. To everybody,
then, We would say, 60 to WILKINSON i WITHERs's:
1907 Main street, opposite the os-oice, where they
can get stylish suit Of clothing, and one that VIII
fit them. For ft STYLE and quality, theirs cannot
he excelled anywhere.
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ASSAULT AND PROMPT ARIEST.--Ie yesterday
morning David BraXton and Ben Lee (co.-
ored mem. employed at Camcron's factory,
became involved in quarrel which resulted
in 4 fight. Lee struck BraNton on the head
with III iron wrench, inflicting serious and
bloody wound. He then ran away, but Off
Ger O'Dwyer being informed of the crcum-
stances, gave hot chase and overlook the
fugitive at Yellow Tavern, about seven miles
from Richmond. He was locked up for Il
hearing this morning.
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POLICE CoURT.-At the Police Court yes
terday. Joseph Uren, charged with abusing
John a. Temple, was bound over in the sum
of $500 to keep the peace. This was the only
case OH the docket.
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SUspESDED.-It is bad to bc suspended, but II we
needs must be, commend us to the style known as
the sampson Brace" ut K. B. SPENCE & SONS
1909 Main street. 1900 is the place for all kinds OF
penfipmcn's wear.
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A ToBAccoSIsT IN THE LEAD.-According
to the returns to the United States assessors
of internal revenue downtown tobacconist
of this city enjoys a larger income tllan any
other man in the State Of Virginia.
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Corn is selling in many parts of iowa for sixteen
cents per busel, and paper collars are selling at E.
B. SPENCE & SONS ut ten cents per box, and other
eentlemen's wear at proportionally low rates.
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MEssRs. HILL & GoDDIS, real estate agents.
have sold this week brick house on Ross
street for $ $50 cash, and frame house on
Cary street between Foushee and Adams for
% 005
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NJ. ELLYSoS & Co., Advertising Agents, DISPATCH
building will receive advertisements and have them
inserted in any journal of the country at regular
rafns
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CHANGE OF ScHEDULE.-E. B. SPENCE SON
have their figures low down on spring styles. step
In ut 100 Main street and be clothed
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ADvERTIsE.-Our merchants seeking trade in any
portion of the country should advertise in the
papers OF that section. NJ. ELLYSoN & Co. will
ttke advertisements and have them inserted at pub
lishcr,' rat4s
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J. Assa,. f,nsiI,, .rhIaxes.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, April "a "A band
sos fifty men, raised by stoesdnen, have aeis
here to follow the cattle thieves. They yilf
follow them, II necessary, into Mexico.
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State Council Friends Of Tempersnee

State Council Friends or cTTemperance.
Special telegram 70 The Dspatcn.M
ABEssDos, Va, April "a 1.-THE Council
met this morning at . a,eioek, according TO
adjcurnment--the president & W H, Crew.
in the chair. The minutes aof the evening
session wereEead md approved. .5SS
Rev. r. a. Whitaker, editor Of The Friend
Of Temperance, being present, was, On, mo-
ton, Invited to participate Ia The deiibcra-
tons. ll5s ~ 5ss..f
On motion, committees 10 consider the
subject OF lecturers within the; jurisdiction
of the Order, and the Standing committee on
the associate feature OF the Order, presented
their report, in which they recommended q
more earnest effort ON, the part: OF the subor-
dirlate Councils to enlist the infuezce and
assistance Of the leaders in the work OF tenn
perance. $50. s 4s4 III sss,&4s
Representative G. A. Bruce read eomnlu.
.nication from Wanesboro' announcing the
fact that the court had refused TO grant a
license to any person to sell liquors Of any
kind within the limits of their corporation.
The committee appointed at, the. last ses-
sion to attend the Temperance Convention
held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, November
a2d, 1871, made report showing the entire
failure Of the whole scheme. s;ss. ~ -
: After interesting reports from several of
the councils the Council took o recess until
p. NJ. ~ f ~. a. fss.ssai
AFTERNOON, SESSION. L aS4I
Council was called to order at 3 o'clock.
Several committees presented reports,
which were read and adopted. fiss&s9ag
The remainder of the session was occupied
in tie discussion of the general principles Of
the Order; after which the Council adjourn
ed until O'Clock tomorrow morniuga
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BROKE His ARM.-Mr. James NJ. Melton,
one of the assistant gas inspectors, is suffer-
ing by reason Of a broken arm-the result OF
fall on Monday last.
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1--WE have used several kinds of sewing-ma
chimes The WILCOX GIBBs is by far the best.
" r. Manning, Chicago, III.
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PERsoNAI.-Jf Mrs. SARAH j. DAVIS Will call on
Z. 3. SPENCE SON. clothing store, she VIII hear OF
something to her advantage.
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New bands, bracelets and neck-chains, opening
NOTLAN & Cos.
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PERsoNAL.-Rev. Father Handley, one of
the clergymen of St. Peters cathedral, is dan
gerouslv ill of pneumonia.
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NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YonK, April aa.-Cotton weak; sales, 70.
bales upands, 2sac Orleans 2aic Flour scsrce and
to choice, ss.3O@Sis. Whiskey "A shade 51rmer.
Wheat steady; winter red western, m.!sASl.sO 70
lard unchanged. Turpentinc dull aud heavy, Rosin
Grm TalloW steady. Frcights dull.
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EOR NEW K.-Virginia IaGFsSS
4 Steamship and Packet Company uss44!assasss ss4asssss
SCSTT. Will leave her wharf Mt Rockets on FRI
DAY, April 2Gth, atI o'clock P. NJ. connecting With
steamers for Fall river and Boston from pier.
Close connections and through bills ladng given to
all southern. elstcrn. and western places; also 10
Europe and Australia. Cabin passage, $40; no
stecrge: rnindtrip tickets SIS. For freight pas
sage. apply to ID. j. BURR, President
1914 Main street.
r. & n. CHAMBERLAINE, Agents, Pier IL North
river. New York. aD2l
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routs,ana state Fair.

New ORLEANS, April 24.-The grand State
Fair of Louisiana commences to-day ana
continues for six days. tg.5s..-,
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New silver in cases, for bridal presents, at Now.
Ian & COS.
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DEPARTURES OF STEAMERS.

TOR NEW YORK.-The Old <s<FlS
IL Dominion Steamship Company's ele sess.A4EsgssS ss.4EgsS
CANT side-whcel steamship ISAAC BELL Captain
BLAKE1IAN, will sail FRIDAY, April %, at O'clock
i. H. Freight received until r. 81.
Through bills of lading signed, and goods for
wardcd with dispatch to all points north, south,
east, and west Close connections made with Cunard
Line for foreign ports. Passenger accommodations
unsurpassed. Fare, $l2; steeragc, SG; round-rip
tickets, $50. For freight or passage, apply to
JOHN W. WYATT, Agent,
ap oi-3t No. 5 Governor street.
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New dlamond-cluster aud solitaire rings OPEN
ing at NOWLAS Z Co.'S.
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-- rur CIRCULATION OF THE DIS
elf, - LARGER THAN THE COMBINED
..,..,.i ,TlnN or ALI. THE OTHER DAILY
>.:,,.f>rfHS rF THE CITY.
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Refuutsin~ of Cotton Tax,

WAsHISGroN, April 24.-Herschel V. john
son and +. p. Stanton argued before the
Subj Committee of Ways and Means to-day
in favor of the bill, referred to that commit
tee, refumding cotton tax. The argument
was upon the unconstitutionality of the tax.
The whole amount Of tax collected is $780,
400 600
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~ ;s ssf R;ssst nj .sss ssssss
i
saSs u sss 80
sstssss ss3ts3 sss q sd II i,fsass Ssaf a>af5 I'D
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a paper in the chronological Journal on
SMALLPOX and Vaccination" takes the
ground that, ike all contagious diseases,
smallpox has its origin in accumulated ami.
mai excretory matters, and that If the Mo.
sale code, as relates 10 personal cleanliness,
were adopted all diseases Of that character
would Immediately disappear.
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Delegates TO OCincinfati--The Mary land
Republican Convention -,

BALTnoRE, April s4.-Among the dele
gates elected to attend the Cincinnati Con-
yention are Governor Bradford, Milton Whit
ney, and Colonel Weige.
The regular Republican Convention has
effected temporary organization.
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BALTIMORE MARKETS. Y.
BALTIMoRE, April 2t..Yireinia SIS, conso!idated Q,
sci. West VirginIa's, lGs. North Caroiina's, DID,
3S-all bldg. is...r ..s-# = esg -
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE,
PORT OF RICHMOND, ApHlt. "a, ls7a.

MINIATURE ALMANAC, APRu. IS. 1872
Sun rises. 5l9 Moon rises ........ 9:25
sun SETS. GIL High tide. ....... Geo
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EOR PHIL ADEL PHI A.-x%EESs
Il The steamer }. w. EVERMAN,e ,esEsAtEssAsas.,
Captain PLATT, will receive freight for the above
pOrl dill THURSDAY the 25th instant ut l2 O'Clock.
Freight taken for all parts Of Pennsylvania, New
Jersey. and Delaware, also for Norfolk and New Or
leans. at low rates. w. T. PORTER, Agent,
an ot-9f No. 241j Dock street.
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PROPOSALS. as4
Tw,lO.aD AND COAL.

MIDLOTHIAN COAL,-The fire at Mid
Nl lothian having Been sfttfed the PITS are aeDin
opened, and u utn NOM prepared "a sfnrrish tnls
SUPERIOR COAL for families, foupdcfies, smiths
siops sfeanboata stationary engtnas, ke. To those
who have not need 4 ! can sscom mmend u a. . SOL
. aiso, ixNTHIAcIYE COAL stslowess market
r.fes AIBERT BLAIR.
Fourteenth street near 5fayO's bridge.
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The Democratic National Convention.

WASHINGTON, April 24.--Although the
time and place for holding the Democratic
National Convention are not formally fixed,
it is understood that the Fourth of July will
he the time and st. Louis the place.
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Democratic congressman.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Referring to the
dispatch in the newspapers that August Bel
mont was at Cincinnati urging the nomina-
ton of Charles Francis Adams rs candidate
for President before the Convention to as
semble there next week, and giving assu-
RANGES that he would receive the Democratic
support, Hon. Fernando Wood, chairman Of
the joint caucus of Democratic Senators and
Representatives, is authority for saying that
there are no Democrats in Congress in favor
Of Adams; and that in his opinion it is quite
certain the Democratic National Convention
would nominate another ticket if Adams is
riospn at Cincinnati
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Latest News from Washington.
Congressional.

WASHINGTON, April 24.---Senate.--The tri-
angular contest for the North Carolina sena-
torship between Abbott, Governor Vance,
and General Ransom, resulted in seating
Ransom.
Upon the seating of GenGSsl Ransom Mr..
Thurman congratulated the Senate that for
the first time since 1851 every seat was filled.
Abbott gets salary and mileage to date.
MIR. Sumner presented petition signed
by 10000 persons against "God in the Con
stitution."
The deficiency bill was resumed. A mo-
tion to table MIR. Morrilps amendment limit
ing the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims
regarding captured and abandoned property
was lost by tie vote-25 to 25-when Presi-
dent Colfax voted "nay."
Mr.. Alcorn proposeda an amendment to Mr..
MorrilPs amendment making it somewhat
more generous to the people of the South,
which was discussed to adjournment.
House.-The bill giving the base Of Goat
Island to the Central Pacific railroad for q
terminal depot upon such terms as COM
mission appointed by the President may pre-
scribe was passed.
The subject Of the imprisonment of DR..
Houard in Spain was discussed at great
length with no action.