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s. lridenhily md Instantly % tie matter o
the comet.
Oh. yes, said he, 81 have heard and
read considerable about it within a few
days.
The uDconesrled manner In which he thus
expressed himself gave me assurance TINT
there was yet hope, and endeayoling to be
just as unconcerned rs the Professor, Insked
him where he supposed such u story origi-
mated.
g / don't know he answered, "but pre-
baby in some of the foreign newspaper
"liare you heard whether or not NJ. Plan
tamour everpredicted this particular comet?'
| asked.
The story Is an entire fabrication from he
SlnDlng TO end,' he replied, "and | under
stand that the Swiss astronomer has publicly
declared that he never made any such pre-
dlction: and don't believe he ever did. IF
there was comet OF any kind we should see
it here, and, furthermore, it would be Oh
served by other astronomers"
Concerning the nature Of comets in gene
raj, Professor Winlock said: Gall comets are
composed of a sort Of
GASEOUS vAPoR,
and they can be compressed into q space no
idI Stl tIau aH oTuluiFSS peacil-SIOne, ana IL
one of them should happen to strike the
earth it would he no more destructive than Il
jelly or suniish would be to ii Cunard
steamer"
"How near do comets usually come to the
earth:" asked.
"Thc nearest one, think. came within
about twelve million miles,
care they frequently seen at this or great
| er di>taucesI"
"No, not so often lis formerly. SOME years
ago the king of Denmark awarded medal
to the discoyerer of every new comet, but
there were so many found that he Withdrew
the premium, and since then comparatively
few have been discovered. II there were
any actually seen you would OF course heal.
of it officially"
"Eten II they were not visible from this
Observatory - inquired.
ooh, yes or arlai.grnpts are complete
for the exchange Of information with the
whole Of Europe, ana if there had been such
Il discovery as this has been represented to
he, we should have heard of 1t long Sjncu."
"WelI, then, ! stiptosc I can announce
iat
THIS STORY Is 4 HuNBUG r
"Ies, sir; you can say that, as far as
| astronomy is concerned. the world is per-
tectly safe for many years to come"
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The Boston Saturday Express pronounces
the assertions OF Senator Wilson i'll regard
to his participation in the Know. Nothing
movement lAir-tlccd lai>ehonG.' 1t de-
c!arrs tltit his application tor Submission 10 il
council Of ihn orliet III Hatitk was refused 4:
that, .:mdcr the direction of the late Or.
stopc, Charlie v: Slack, and Others" be
ca.i'e to tlin council in Ward Ten (old dis
tricN, was initiated. TOO" ~. ''afh' aud made
Know-Notllin. speeches throughout the cam
m,ign of 1854; and that in order to make
certain of his election as senator he wrote 4
letter, WHICH was published in all the papers.
Stain, ihat his itthraiieos il the llgl>t!tu-
tonal Convention of 1852 were not IN iaror of
allowing foreigners to hold office.
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special dispatch tn the Baltimore sun.
Tragedy in WHshiHgtOH--ShOt Down
in the street.

W >>HSGToN, August IA tragedy oc-
Cured about 10 o'clock tonight near Tenth
street wharf. which has caused great excite
mrnt. Barney Wood, who, it is alleged, i,
very desperate character, shot Samroi 1t.
ChrrstAlan. an icr,-dcalcr from Maine. with
i mu>kot loaded with hnckShol, just ~,
'hr">cman had ;s'%FSrel at the ice company ;,
tables with his horse. Al! OF the s!iei en-
t"rrd his ipdv, mostly in the groin, III"
wounded man WAS removed to his room, in
'hc metropolitan Hotel. Dr.. Dllklry pro
uoumccS him i'll g dying condition.
Wood WAS arrested. not, however, till he
had fired anoth"r load al Lieutenant Cess
ford. who, accompanied hy Detectives Clarvoc
and MciIiirc>h, made the arrest. This srrI
nd II" serious harm, however. II.
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Whnf If IL lie n EgHax?

From the Virginia fSovadai Enterprise. AtC,ts, o
triHoiians liuW iii tllis city unhcSitatingly
pronounce the diamond excitement now rag
ing in San Francisco Il humbug. They say
that the diamonds, il genuine, are from the
African diamond fields, and were doubtless
brought to San Francisco for the express
purpose of starting grand Swindle i'll dia-
mond stock. 4 few months ago there was Il
big story started about diamonds being
found in the aiit-hilis in certain section of
Arizona, and it was reported that fine speci-
mems had reached San Francisco. Many
persons credited, the story Aid We're about to
rllsh ~ C. the diamond diggingS; but were
prevented from doing so by their inability
to get.anS furtlict NEVIS thai! Tilt furnished
in THE first report. \ gentleman now in this
city, who was in Arizona at the time Of that
first diamond excitement, Informs us that the
story Of there being diamonds by the bu>hel
in the ant-hils in II certain section Of ARR
Z0ila Was first started by II German chemist.
4 company WAS formed. OF which the gen
tlcman mentioned was I mc',lbcri tn 20 ont
and rapiOre the wonderful region. After
nIlny hard>hipS, and after nearly pcriShin2
from thirst, the ant-hilS we're reached aud
the German proceeded to show Ills friends
the diamonds, which proved to be no.
thing more valuable than The eggs OF
the ants, which they ding out of the hill
locks with Il stick. Until they had seen
this none of the party had discovered thai
their guide WAS dcmcntcd. so straightforward?
was his accennt of the 'li'mnrd's!eldS, and st
sensible WIS his conversation upon almost
every subject. This fist humbug probably
gave some one the idea OF getting up the dia
mond sell now raging in SAN Francisco
Suppose there are diamonds to DC found il
Arizonia, why need any one purchase stock
IN any company, formed In SAN frapci1fo
The dliniond-fuiitel ills only to purchase III
outfit and goand dig on his own hook. whcr
he will be quite lis successful a nc would be
had he his pockets full of the diamond com
| = IL. .nl.
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CONTINUANCE OF THE DROUGHT. - Th

CONTINUANCE OF THE DROUGHT. - / lie
drought from which we are now suffering is
h,yo h.,., Nee the war. The Panlnhaunork
is lower than ever before known within the
memory Of the oldest inliabitant, and bears
testimony to the falling of the streams and
springs AL the way TO its solTreIn the Blue
Ridge. The f,ln,rrs say t!IA. The bulk Of
the rorn rrop IS ruined past recovery, and
:i.;hy are saving wheat to supply their tani-
lies with bread until the next season. Here
and there throughout the surrounding
cot,nv field i seen retaining its yrldurc,
but such exceptions arc few to i!in !ri,ncrfli
rarccl aud DEAF A.T,,i,..yl;ncc of til" grass
:''"F grain. merchandising Ledger.
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HORACE GREELEY AS A CLIMBER-Thc Phi
loSopher of Chappaqua has q very good re-
putatiOn for getting up in the world, but lis
al alp expert it must be confessed his light
has been hid under his white hat until now.
\ correspondent gives the following concern
ing Mr.. Grccleys ascent of Mt. kearsagc,
New Hampshire, a few days Ago:
The Philosopher, feeling strong and
hearty, determined to attempt the uSceilt to
the summit; Il distance of about two miles,
over a tuotpafh where only a mule could be
trusted implicitly not to break neck. He
seized stout stick, and, accompanied by
four gentlemen, started off briskly enough.
The ascent was through wood on the hill
side, where the footpath led over rugged
and broken stones. and then divcrged into
an open space made Of hard. smooth rock.
forming sort Of prodigious tiled roof to the
mountain. These rocks were SO smooth
dangerous. bit Tic sturhF Philosopher
scaled them like chamois Of the
Alps, and the rest OF the party had
frequently to call halt on him in order to
let them catch their second wind. a little
girl of fifteen, Miss Lotto Brigham, Of Bos-
ton, who had become proficient through long
residence at the Winslow House in ascending
mountain sides, caught mp with the party,
and TO the last of the ascent was the only
one who could at ali compete with the hardy
Philosopher in the feat nf crossing cllasnl>
and climbing rocky mountain sides. The
party were thoroughly exhausted, and the
Philosopher himself had begun giving signs
of exhaustion Nlcll lie stitiiinit "ls reached
4 party Of rustic hcalN and their sweet
hearts from Contoocock were seated on the
summit when the august party arrived, and
their establishment at finding Il coming Prcsi
dent in such spot of NIL Others may he
imagined. They orcrcanlC it, however, and
welcomed him to the summit with Hearty
rustic congratulations
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RES'EAURiSES.

YETELLE, No. 1904 Main street, j. fully
II fortified aeast siIlntilcr's hea;. He
Wl,at Will one rxptrrilt and another Il esrS5IaSS
will 20 hard If no DOESN'T Keep his Gus 49,
tumrts and fririlds cool ana comiDrt-
ahc. lot hi. summer god rage itcvgr SO ttrcciN.
His ISRDER ii, The hest products OF the sr;',ch'
from The ttonlts To the lakes, which are served IN
The BEST STYLE pr ART. L,.;;.c.,,
Ills EAR Is iii. t,t both for sEilful brewing and
sunrrinr iinuors-uncquallcd in this cts. If with
lhcsc aud ices an! cooling mineral waters gentle,
men can't Keep cool then the weather must I've rs hot
AZ ycsivitis itself.
Thaiktni i0i past favorS. he rcncwS his invitation
TO the public and PROMISES satisfaction, If that Is 10
IN, found i'm this world. ~ J"
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From Halifax County.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
HALIFAX COURTHOUSE, Va,

HALIFAX COURTHOUSE, VA,
August l., 1872.
The weather is excessively hot during the
day, though the nights are getting quite
pleasant The recent rain has very nearly
made the corn crop, which has net suffered
materially during the summer, and will be
about the best made since the surrender.
The wheat and oats were also prime, and the
tobacco is tlouriShing.
We have large warehouse here, which Is
doing Il heavy tobacco business and is great
convenience 10 the planters of the vicinity.
We have fine country here, in southern
Nirginia-9ood lands, good people, and 4
good climate, and though the prices of real
estate are much below their intrinsic value,
we have not had many new settlers amongst
us,
Your paper is growing in public favor with
us. which we trust will stimulate our enter
prise and energies.
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Sudden Death 1f II fOnnS Lady.
Cnrrt nI,lcIlcr OF The Richmond bisIiltch.
JAMES CITY COUNTY. NA..1

JAMES tlTf COUNTY. VA.
August II, 1872.
Last Monday morning Miss Bette Holt.
of Charles City county, embarked ON board
Il tug-boat that was bound up Chickahominy
river after a raft. Miss Holt left home anti
cipating much pleasure from the water.trip
and the visit to some young ladies of James
City-her scholars Of better days.
Tuesday morning, while arranging TO attend
the baptism OF three ladies at the hands of
+. ID. Power, Miss Holt was suddenly taken
i'll. DR.. Hubbard was soon ut her bedside,
and was unremilting in his attention to her
until Friday night, when all of her that was
left to earth was IN example Of tilial aud
Christian duty that was beautiful in life and
lovely in death. This atfliction falls with IN
Increased weight upon the aged father, who
was badly injured by the falling Of the capt.
fol in Richmond. PENINSULA.
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There appears To be soma probability that
The i"n@ l""kcd-i"r postal card will br issued
hrinFr the l>t Of October. General Terrell
to-day returned from New York, bringing
specimens al cards suitable for u>r ~ postal
cards. AS soon a~a selection i, made by the
fo>tnI'1 ci.'S"ll"lTil proposals for furnishing
>"NcfaI millions oi the cards at once will BE-
invited. - H0si,jnc.,n hiteY.
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Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
LettcrfrO CarOiine-.CrOps, Drought,
Political ASPECT, dc.
CnILEsnuRG. Va, August Il, 49,

CHLEsBURG, Va, August Il, 1872.
i have been an attentive and constant
reader of your estimabe paper for many
years, and almost considerit as standard all-
thority on all questions discussed in its
columns. And j have always read with
especial interest the letters from your various
correspondents. 1 like. to read about the
crops and state of the weather In other sec
tions OF the sold Dominion. But. never
.sas anything from this section noW-a.days;
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TnE GREAT DRoUGHT.-For sixty or more
miles, in all directions, corn is heing bi;otisht
TO Fredericksburg tn by ground into meal.
Streams never before known to fail have been
cNlAnstpu. On many estates it siicnls that Il
corn famine has breh inaugurated. and yet in
most of The counties to which we refer occ;l-
si0llal good crops will be made. The rains
have been far more than ordinarily partial.
On one farm no rain 10 wrt the ground an
inch deep for 1cNciAl months. whilst it may
he mile or two distant the rails have
nroyrl sufficient TO make nj Hast d partially
good corn trAp--fredcrickSb"rg Herdid.
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RIVER AID OsEAN STEAMERS.

rUSAED LINE or STEAM 1,EFsss
u EKs 10 LIVERPOOL, QUEENS 49,
TOWN. GLASGOW, AND LONDONDERRY
FROM NEW YORK. $40: TO NEW YORK, So!
IN cURRESty4--Thc safe, ilrst-class iron steam
ships Of this line VIII sal as follows WEDNES.
DAY, i7th. and SATURDAYS; til aud nth ol
tpril and SATURDAYS. iih, 18th, and 18th oI
May. and twrc every following week, from GU.
NNRD'S, WHALE. Jersey City.
CHARLES FRANCkLYN,
Agent. New York.
SAMUEL ATRES. Agent.
Richmond. 80. 1890 Main, corner Fourteenth street
iy %
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EoR NEW YORK.-oLD Do aeFFFA
h MlSiGN STEAMSHIP COMP AN Y. aSfs sss6ssag,
The slicawhcfI Steamships OLD DUbilNIuN
NCitRA, ALBEHff, + aud HATTERAs, leave
New York for Norfolk City i'oii.:, and Richmond
every TUESDAY. THURSDAY, and SATURDAY
At o'clock T.. NJ.
Leav. Richmond every TUESDAY, FRIDAY,
and SUNDAY, ut high tide.
These ships are entirely new. They have elegant
salouua. sialrrooms, and bathrooms.
The fare, accommodations, and attenti,n. are lI-
surpassed. ,e.,
Ciofti.innc.ttons made with steamers for ali South
ern aud European porte.
For further information, apply To l.,
JOHN ". WYATT, agent,
my "a Mob Governor street.
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4 NCHUR LINE STEAMERS. ~ FFff,
SAILING
EVERY WEDNESDAY AID sATuRDAY.

EVERY WEDNESDAY AID SATURDAY.
Passengers hooked to and from railway stations
or seaports Il, EnglaId, Ireland. Scotland Norway
Sweden. Denmark. G!r,nahP, France, Holland. Bel
GUM, and the United States.
Cabin fare from New York 10 London, Liverpool
Glasgow. or Derry. by Wednesday steamer, So.
BY SATURDAYS steamer, $50 aud S75.
EXcursoti tickets SIso. All payable In currency
Passengers !,oJkLd pin ECr from Palermo, Genoa
Messina, and Tricste.to Nt.t Yhrf.
Cabin. SIIo stecr.,ee, S55. Payable In currency.
Forturlilcr information applytO
HENDERSON BROTHERS.
Bowling Green, n. y, or
j. W. WYATT, Agent.
iyl-3Iu 3 Goyri;.Or street Richmond, Na.
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and thinking that ps ron mud yolIr
many reale would nst object to hearing
troin sus, i venture a few liner.
sf For many miles around great drought Is
prevailing Tile ground has not been
thoroughly wet for nbcnt three months, con-
seqtlently the crops are but poor. Thewleat
and oat crops were both short, md not one.
fourth of n crop of corn will he made. The
tobacco Is small and lodking very badly.
Our prospects are indeed very discouragiD..
and 1t is my opinion that unless care aided
by other counties both man and beast must
suffer next winter and spring. However,
hope that aid win be'Mcorded us.
There was slight rain yesterday (Sun.
day. evening, but not enough to do much
good.
There is much talk and some excitement
in political circles just now, but we do not
fear the result in this county, for old Caroline
will give handsome majority for .sthe
whitc-hattcd Sage So fur / have seen bu;
one man who says he will vote for Grant, but
suppose there are q .feU others.
we are TO elect county treasurer this fall.
ana ut this time there are some six or eight
candidates trying to get the nomination.
Each of them holds pretty strong hand so
the contest will be close and exciting. will
write you the result.
More anon. INcoGS1ro.
"MrEpER WILL OuT."-It will be rcmen,-
hercd that on Saturday night the 9th o:
July q negro man named William MasSie.
who resided near Pedlar Mills, In Amherst.
was found dead OH the Orange Railroad track
about three and a half miles from this CITY.
having been run over ny the cars Git was then
believcd while drunk and asleep on the
track. This suppositiOn, it is now almost
certain. was incorrect; and from circum.
stances which have lately como 10 light il
appears to be no longer doubtful that the
man was first murdered and then placed OH
the track that the mutilation of the body hv
the cars might hide all traces of the crime.
The murderer is believed to bavc been !.
white man, an Irishman, who vns sccn
lurking in very suspicious manner in the
neIghborlncd where the dead body of the
negro Was found about daylight the morning
after, and who had in his possession
carpet-haS which answers to the de-
scription OF ole Which the negro cll-
r!ed from this city Il few hours before his
body was discovered; and of which 10 traces
were found where he lay dead. This man
WIS noticed by two gentlemen and his srs-
piclous conduct and cvasivc answers to uueS-
tions then attracted their attention, and sub
sequent information rs to the contents of the
carpet-haS he had with him. as seen by other
persons, and which answer The description of
the known contents of the nrgro'S CARPET
bag. leave but little room TO ,dnuit tril be
was the murderer, The friends of the negro
are &c wel. satisfied of this that they have
coinmenced an active search for the murderer,
and it WAS reported on Sunday that he had
been found and arrested in Nelson county.
We were unable to verify this report, but
trust it may prove to he correct, and that the
man, il guilty, as seems from all the circun,-
stances more than probable, may be brought
to speedy punishmcnt,-k pnrht'trg Ncrs.
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BOOKS, STATIONERY, dc.
A 4 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

OUR STOCK OF LAW. SCHOOL. and MiSCEL'
LAStUUS BOOKS, and STATIONERY, Is always
large aud we prepared y supply Al E9oas w ON
order. aud all kind; of BOokBlNDlNG done III i
tyle edt,al 10 ANY North or south. x, ;,,,
~ " j. VI. RANDOLPH < ENGLISH.
auIG-d&W lois cihlh stiec'.
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RICHMOND. FREDERICKSBURG ASDl
- PnrlM 40 knIrIk .lIine La IQsa - Z

y y
IN AND AFTER MONDAY. JUNE
" 10TH the TRAINS GU this road viii run as fol-
lows:
The MAIL TRAINS leave Richmond al s AZ,
II. AND AND i s:ss +, H. and leave Petersburg at nss
EKElGliT TEAMS, with as.,,nser so,sl, at,
's,xe peters''nrg at' :ts 4. a, ann 4;sa 7. u;
hs So Nd TRAi In VII net eayS k,ehmon nd
s a. ~ FRE Etc In ' ThiS viii not leave Pete er
| burg OF Sundays,
Fare iorslngle tickets. IS
COMMUNICATION lcke,s t can lie had at the ia!.wjng
pEitty1triI, tickets for. 90
DAILY TRAIN and those Ifum Norfolk Will con.
Passengers from Glover Fin will take the do Al.
| NJ. TRAIN Oh Mondays. Wednesdays. and Fridays
aud returning, leave Richmond on the same lays ut
INC MAIL TRAINS viii stop only at Chester and
| The $ a. NJ. TRAIN viii connect at Petersburg
with the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio rairoudf for
pull MANS PALACE sLEEPING-CA It viii
running through 10 Wilmington
n. Is. KAsEY,
| je 10 Ticket and Freight Agent.
RICHMOND AND DAsvnLE RAILROAD COZ s.
| RICHMOND, June 7. 1872.
| pIC1iM0ND AND DANVILLE RAIL-
GOING WEST.
Train No. Through Glsscngcr) leaves Richmond
'iay lexcfff;t Snndaysl nj s:iV A. N; leaves DAM
lille ut 1856 T. Nj arrives Vt Greensboro ut 400
Z. "
Train No. s Hynehburg passengerl leaves Rich
mond DULY at $40 A. ~. arrives ut LyncJburg at
z. VI.
Tran 30. II Through mail and eNpSess leayes
Richmond Gully ut las J.. NJ leaves Dapyille daily
ut 1856 r d.. dfr!Sts al Greensboro daily at l325
AN.
Train No, Through mail anu espnssl leaves
daily at a.'s A. NJ. arrives ut Richmond daily at
1850 =. NJ.
Train No. Through passngerl leaves Greene
boro daily excerpt Sinilays) ai lilo a. NJ. Leaves
Dn""iIle ut 1862 L. A., arrives nj Richmond at $3.50
PM y
IRAN No. 0 tLynchbyrg pssseDgCrl leayes Lynch
bl Z daily at 4. NJ. leaves Burkeville ut Z.
81. arrives mt Richmond at O'Clock u. NJ. So
Trains Nos and II connect Mt Greensboro with
traits on the North Carolina railroad Tor all points
SOUTH
Train No. & connects Mt Burseville with train on
the Atlantic, Mississippi, and ohio railroad Tor all
points southwest and south G.a
Train No. IL connects at GfesnahorD with ira Tor
Raleigh: arrives there ut inS a. Oh. PAST nRerS
leaving Raleigh at tbs T. III. cnnuect nj Greens-
boro' with train No. for Richmond. g
THROUGH TICKETS 10 all points south ana
southwest can bs procured az the ticket 1flice In
I,lrhu OH l. and ~ Il j.. WALKER. Agent OF the At.
.ntlc III slssipn aud Ohio railroad, No. 1922 Main
street. Ric ln.onl.
PaI ers that have arrangements TO advertise the
JOHN Il. hiACNURDU.
General Freight and Ticket gent.
ent. jo7
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{. 90 barrels SUPERIOR FAMILY FLOUR,
SO tdrre!s EXTRA -FOUR.
". G.. DANDRIDGE & CO..
M M S27 RrDa6 STREET.
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pRIDGEWATER FAMILY FLOUR
IL We are now aud win he constantly receiving
this celebrated FAMILY FLOUR. Every barrel
tod IN r,l..,Sc
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-09
A A

MI. Kirlin, of the firm of Kirlin, C~allaghan
& Co., contractors on the Port Royal Road,
IL paymaster of the hands, and stationed al
Sand Bar Ferry, where the bridge across the
Savannah River ia being built. Last Sunday
he had In his tent q trunk which contained
about one thousand dollars In currency. Be-
tween theihours OF eleven and one o'clock he
left his tent for the purpose OF. experimenting
some work geing on In the river. He re.
NAMED at.his work for about two hours, and
then returned to his quarters for dinner. On
entering the tent he was, o course, much sur
prised to find that his trunk had been forced
during his absence. and was lying open. An
examination oil Its contents proved that 1t had
been robbed of four hundred and forty-four
dollars-the remaining five hundred and fifty
Six dollars not having been touched. There
WAS no positive evidence pointing to the per.
petrator of the act, but the cook "a colored
man was arrested on susplcion2she having
been In the immediate proximity OF the tent
during the absence Of Colonel Kirlin.