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can be a complete ffrstclssss railroad WITHIN
three rceks after the Termination o.
present extraordinary spell of ,weather---s,nle
only obstacle to it's completion three 'pO7uas
aqo-the embankmcnt across Chapifa"saI ll,l
creek having been overcome some "eehs
since. admitting Of the constant passage otcL
II Of the heaviest trains. But while Tue NC"
road-bcd would only bemade rough ny uslns
II in stlch weather, no material au'ahtasc
world result from such use before more see-
tied weather, Besides, the railroad between
Ounntico and Alexandria, although tocated
and oroded so rs to make a close connection
nt O1lnntico ,cih the Richmond, FreacT1cHs-
bura and Potomac railroad, clnnot DC COLI
nletsd before May or June next
hearty two years after its charter was
avtende1 and more than twelve months III
tor it's completion was promised by us own
ora Whether on its completion It snail OF
shnl, not constitute, with the Richmono,
fredericksburg , and Potomac railroad, a con-
tinuo,ls all.rail route between Richmond anu
washington, will depend entirely upon the
Willingness of its proprietors either to ope-
,.,te # in connection with the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad under
,nv customary arrangement between indie
Incident railroad companies for joint
through transportation, and not under one OF
absolute and unlimited control by them Of
that established railroad, or to purchase
a controlling interest in the Richmond, Ere
dericksburg and Potomac railroad at a sum
as much less than the cost Of building an
other road 6et,reen The same tcrn1ini as that
controlling interest is less than the whole
capital stock Of the company-say about two
thirds.
Nothing can prevent, at an early day, one
or other of these arrangements but per-
sistent effort to obtain that control WITHOUT
paying fair equivalent for 1t. And that
effort ,oiH assuredly fail. Upon those at
tempting it rests the responsibility Of the ab-
sence no1o of an all-rail route to Washington,
and not upon the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg, and Potomac Railroad Company, who
have done their part to secure it IN COM
pIeting the extension Of their road to GUAM
tico.' ...
No one well informed on the subject ever
believed that the now expired charter OF the
Washington and Richmond Railroad Com
pany ever would be accepted by those who
procured it merely to use it as a coercive
measure with the stockholders of the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail
road Company. One Ho hNoWs.
March g. 1872.
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Kevsville and Clarksville Railroad

Hevsville and Clarlksville Railroaa'
This road is one Of great interest to RICH
mond. II was chartered before the war "nu
partly constructed. twill take now S,,o1 1t
10 complete it. The Danville Railroad .o"-
pany has agreed that il private su'Scl''e'S
would raise $4,000 it would make up LIN aIe
remainder of the sum, amounting 10 2'f''o.V :,
The country along the line OF tre io".
between .Kcvsville and Clarks'h'e ,'"'
subscribed 100000, and an aple.n o nnn
hoo, made 70 this city 70 subscribe so"'o'''
and thus secure the carly c',''i'~''0..
or the road. The Danviiic COMPANY
asks for half of the 100000 wien 'ne io''u l.
Vie dame and the remaining hall wfleh II Is
,,,.,Io,c1 Unless the work is begun b. the
-. =, lI,v the franchise will lie lost, and the
North Carolina railroad will build \ Ahc
from Henderson to Clarksyille, which will d.
vert from this city the products OF fifty mi'cs
Of ono of The richest valleys in the middle
Statcs-that Of the Roanoke.
1t i probable that the subject viii &c
brought before the City Council this evening"
Certainly the proposition is one winch
should excite the deepest interest in Rich
mond. The Roanoke valley is within tie
natural commercial sphere of Richmond,
and its trade is valuabe-So much so that II
is worth great effort on our part 10 regain
il. and to avoid its permanent alienation
from Us.
We trust the Council will give the SUBJECT
its most deliberate consideration. 1Els Is
the dav of bold movements and far-Seelng
nolic;es. We would not call the hazard OF
$50 900 very bold movement for CITY, but
then its investment would be in the direction
Of libcraIity and forecast: and the reward
,yonId he MANY times the hazard. The
south of Richmond ought to he regarded as
naturally the field for M almost exclusive
trade with her. But nature docs not 90
every thing in these days. Human energy
and art has to be applied practically ana
cncrgctcally to make natures la'orS
available. Unless we make some outFy OF
money and energy we must lose even the
trade flat is almost under our very noses.
To suffer the diversion to other places OF TINS
lower Roanoke Valley trade would not only
subject us to al immense loss, but it wouiu
lie \ rcproach TO lis at this dry most seriously
affecting our public character.
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We rerret that our Stauuton correspond
ent las labored so much TO no purpose. IL
he had noticed that VIC never publish the
snccches made in criminal cases II R!c!:-
moud or elsewhere. nor even those deliver
cd in the Legislature, lie would hardly
have expected us to publish the speeches
he sent us on Saturday. The Dispatch
wants all sorts Of facts, and as malIy OF
them as it can publish, but it wants no eS-
SAYS, no speeches, no pulls of men or things,
no advertisements in disguisc,-nothinG But
news. Our Staunton correspondent was
irving to please us; and it affords us no
sort of pleasure to disappoiut him. He is
Il capable reporter.
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A Mixture OF Politicians.

Tie singular scene was presented III the
Tnis>d States Senate the past week Of the
moderate and conservative senators, tin"
former commonly called" boilers '-toscther
with the Democrats, defending PreSlucnt
GRANTS ciyi. reform system. Tnc CoHKLlNGs
and MoEToSs pitched into it.
1t is 4 matter, however, of very little iin-
portancc, as we suppose General GRANT
really cares very little about tic civil reform
system he has attempted TO inaugulute. IL
will not change things. The partisans will
find as many sinecurcs as ever, while the ex-
amincrS who are TO ascertain the alacity OF
applicants will settle the hash OF all those
they do not intend TO appoint with the ques-
ton Of GLOW far is the moon from the
EARTH" or something else equally surprising
toa poor oiiice-hunter.
We rather suspect rusc III this attack
upon General GRANTS civil reform system
by his friends. The regulations adopted by
the President sound very well; but they
can't and won't be carried out We have no
idea that there will be any material change
in the corrupting influences of Govern
mcnt patronage or the unjust manner OF
putting men into Office for partisan SER
vice and not for the capabilities. Ger
tainly the shrewd ultra Radicals know
this as well as anybody. But, then, it
will probably increase the respect for General
GRANTS system, and make people think that
the Administration is really improving in the
things that inspire respect, for them to attack
the system. We suspect the ultrtls were as
much in General GRANTS confidence after
their attack as they We're before it. They
are too faithful to The ot1icc-dispensing power
too devoted to the loarcs and fishes, to haz
ard anything.
While the ultras lost nothing 10y opposing
General GRANTS system, we are sure The
"modcIates" and Democrats gained nothing
by defending it. 1t is in its practical appli
cation q hulnbuS. It's rules and regulation:
are specious and plausible, but their enforce
mcnt is all humbug.
Nevertheless, while the "bolters" ant
Democrats gained nothing by defending
the Administration measure, they gained
Il victory over the ultrlS, and we suspec
over the Administration itself. The question
being upon appropratiug 4 sum Of none,
for the payment of the expenses of the com
mission to examine the candidates for office
Mr.. CARPENTER (ultr) offered a substitute
repeating the law establishing the civil reform
system. The moderates and Democrats op
posed the motion and defeated it, to the Yer,
great chagrin of the Radicals. General GRAM
would as soon have seen the motion pass a:
not. lie had, indeed, recommended the sys
tenn of civil reform; but it is now evident
that he was "sorter twisted round" (as
he himself said once about another affair,
by GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS and others, who
made kind Of mid-summer's "drcam y
Of this civil service reform, by which they
placed the ASS head on General GRANT
That the General cares now nothing about
the system since his discnchantment is plain,
for the CoSxLINGs, MoRToNs, and CARPENTERS
regard the President as FALLsTAFF did the
Kings son. They know him and his wishes
by instinct.
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General BRADLEY +. JonSsoS has favored
II, with pamphlet entitled 1.-The Public
Debt Of Virgins, ana the Attempt to Repeal
the Fundin, Eill.' We mention one point
made IN il which is striking. The repeal OF
The coupon clause actually makes tie bonds
arcatly out douhly valuable. "Up to this
date only fifteen millions Of coupon bonds
arc issued" only S3Jr,000 Of coupons arc
receivable for taxes (aCter the courts pre-
..ouncc the attempt to repeal to be "a
Hircc"y. These will always lie taken up,
Whilst the holdcrs of the bonds hereafter to
pc issued may have to whistle for their inte-
rest. The whole pamphlct is worth reading
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AI1-Rail Route 10 Washington.

To the Editors Of The Richmond Dispatch:
Gentlemen,-In your paper of to-day you
say:
"a correspondent asks whether the failure
OF the Pennsylvania Company to accept the
charter for railroad between Richmond and
Washington indicates that there is not to be
III aIl-l7lil route between the two cities. We
do not SO understand it; but we do not speak
by authority"
"speakins by authority" am able to say
that Your understanding is not erroneous.
Between Richmond and Quantico creek there
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Oliver Tirist-of HARPER e BROTHERS
"Household Edition Of the Works Of
CHARLES DICKENS" and very handsome
edition it is.
For sale by WEST & JOHNSTON.
Ttccnty Years Aqo-the very sprightly book
by Miss MuLocK (JouN HALIFAX, GENT, y on
French society and Life i'll Paris, already
noticed by Us.
This is also from the UAErBRs' press, and
for sale by WEST & JOHNSTON.
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BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE.

House bill emitted all act Tor the rcilcl OF
the sureties Of james 5. Barksdslc, late sheriff
of Albemarle county, was passed.
BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE.
House bills: To authorize the Board o!
Supervisors of Norfolk and llcnr!co counties
to increase the salaries of the Judges Of said
counties to amend the Code to prevent the
destruction of wild fowl within the jurlsdic-
ton of certain counties of the State; to pre-
vide for the general registration OF voters
with an amendmcnN.
Senate bills: To provide for the pi,,oint.
ment Of superintendent Of registration a.. q
election for the city Of Richmond with the
recommendation that it do not pass; to
amend and reenact sections 8 and 7 Of an act
passed April 18th, 1870, entitled an act to
provide for 4 general registration of voters
with the same recommendation 10 enable
tue Lynchburg Agricultural and Mechanical
Society to protect it property, &c. (adversclyr
TO incorporate the Masonic Banking aud III
slrancc Company Of Wytheyille.
RESOLUTIONS ADVERSELY REPORTED.
TO provide for the registration Of county
aud township officers; providing for canvass
Of ballots every two hours.
ALLOWANCE OF SERGEANT OF RICHMOND.
On motion of Mr.. WySSE, Senate bill con.
corning the allowance TO the Sergeant OF
Richmond was taken up. The bill provides
that there "Shall he chargeable To each
county and corporation such sum rs the
court thereof may allow to its clerk, or to
the sheriff or sergeant attending it, for SER
vices rendered to the said county OF cor
poration. tor which no other compensation
is allowed by law; and the judge of the
Hastings Court OF the city OF Richmond may
make such allowance 10 the sergeant of said
court for such services, and for similar scI-
vices rendered since the 18th OF March, 1871,
to be chargeable to said city,
Mcssrs. PRiDEMoXE, and ANDERSON Of Rock
bridge, opposed the passage Of the bill, and
by consent Of Mr.. WYESE it was laid on the
table for the day.
BILL RECALLED.
On motion Of Mr.. QUEsESBEERY, the Keeper
Of the Rolls was requested the House con-
cul1ing) to return to the Senate for further
consideration House bill to incorporate the
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DRY GOODS.

GRAND CLOSING-OUT SALE OF VA
VI LUABLE DRY GOODS.-Wc have, prepara-
tory To removal from present storehoae, deter
miicd 70 give our friends and the public gcncralya
grand cloSing-out sale 1T prime cost, OF our very
valuable stock. The sale VIII be continued until LIST
April, Ivy which time intend to sell every dollars
worth OF goods In the house At cost. III not sold be-
fore the st of Apr privately we shall then sell All
the shelving, counters, and other fixtures. at public
auction. rs The store leased by Mr. Duckwall Is
very fully and handsomely furnished with fixtures
Of every kind.
We assure our friends that we are IN earnest, and
that our stock Is In prime order and Of the best
quality, consisting IL part OF BRoHN ana
BLENCIIED COTTONS, BROWN and BLEAt H.
ED SHEETISGS, and other handsome and valuable
d)mcSlcS
4 very handsome and valuable stock of LINEN
GOODS. such rs IRISH LINENS, TABLE DA-
MASK. TOWELLINti and TOWELS: WINTER
and SPRING DRESS GOODS. embracing BLACK
ana COLORED SILKS; eiccant LACE POINTS,
LACES and EMBROiDERIES OF ALL KINDS,
RIBBONS. SHAWLS, CARPETlSG. and thou-
sands OF other valuable goods.
Our goods arc very cheap. with one profit on
them: but with no profit they present attractions
not 10 be neglected. Come and look for yourselves.
The goods viii OF 20 rapidly, aud those In
want OF good goods from twenty-five To fifty PER
cent. below usual prices would TO well to come
early and come often.
NH ll-l0t DCChW3lL & ROJSS.
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I FEBRUARY, 1872.
MORE NEW AND SEASONABLE DRY GOODS.
r. i. PRICE & co.
have lust opened for the early trade many goods,
particularly for useful and housekeeping puIQoics
BROWN and BLEACHED COTTONS,
81, 1O-l, and IL, COTTON SHEETINGS,
Fine assortment OF BED BLANKETS,
TABLE DAMASKS and NAPKINS,
LINEN SHEETINGS and TOWELL1NGs.
Beautiful assortment Of NEW PRINTS for children,
BLACK and WHITE CALICOES. &C., &c.
ALSO.
LINEN COLLARS and CUFFS,
LACE COLLARS and SLEEVES,
Gcutlcmcn's and ladies KID GLOVES, very best
some very good for IL.
IN MOURNING GOODS:
BLACK MOHAIRS and FELOCES,
BLACK CASuMER Z 5 and HENRIETTA
CLOTHS,
BLACK TAMIsE and BOA1BAZ1NES,
Good bargains IN BLACK SILKS
Great bargains will be sold during THIS month IN
Fall and Winter Dress Goods as well rs In some cht
goods for spring; also In Piques Linens for boys
wear, Doyles, &C.
NEW GOODS constantly arriving.
T.. PRICE & CO..
fe5 1I01 Main street. corner OF Eleventh.
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HEADQUARTERS TOBACCO IKA ,yD
Ii OF RICHMOND, SIRGINlA.-J; D. nmi,.SI.
{ CO.. wholesale dealers Ia Vlit6iNta -. O.
FACTURED TOBACCO, fine and Tow NJ ~" r,u
CARS, aud POWAATAN PIPES, l'-N
street, Richmond, Virginia. ,o
Fine SUN-GURED LEAF bought 70 o.ussn, ,,. D.
Agents for PILklNTOS'S. Ol.lEEk,s; SSi,'TED
RkY's. MAYo'S, aud LYONS CELsohA'"
TORACCOS, ,,s ,ower
than In any oiEer market Cali and examine ., ~
finest stock Of CIGARS la the city.
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We invite attention to the communication
Of MANCHESTER" He answers the idle
statement about the taxing Of mills in Main
chester, aud he sets forth some views y Itch
we respectfully commend to the members of
tho Council,
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BARGAINS FOR THIS WEEK.
SELLING AT COST TO REDUCE STOCK.

n
SATTEENS ut CSC. worth 81 per yard:
EMPRESS CLOTHS and MOHAIR POPL1SS al
* cents;
Atwood PLAID POPITNS at IS and &C.;
FRENCH MERISOS ut s7!c. worth 81. ?5:
BLACK HENRIETTA and TAMESE CLOTH oil
sac. and 81;
JAPANESE SILKS. all colors and styles;
IRISH POPLISS. all colors. at $l.25 worth g per
BLACK vELvETEENs at 81, sl.2s and sl.so. e1-
tr, cheap;
TABLE LINENS ut ~, 15c, 81, Sl.23 per yard;
NAPKINS, TOWELS, QUILTS. and BLANKETS;
SHAWLS. CLoAKS, WATERPROOF SUITS,
SKIRTS, USDER-FFSTS, CORSETS,
HOSIERY, KID GLOVES.
INFANTS DRESSES,
EMBROlDERlES,
RIBBONS.
and numerous other goods AT COST In order 10
make room for SPRING GOODS.
Give lis call, aud secure bargains.
WILLIAM TilALHIMER i SONS,
fc 10 No. col Rrnad. corner Sixth street
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MT NEW YORK MILLS COTTON, &C.;
WAMsUTTA COTTON, eoc.;
DAvOL COTTON, loc.;
FRUIT OF THE LOOM and ANDROSCOGGlN
COTTON at lsc.;
EDWARD HARRIS COTTON ut lGjc.;
Good yara-widc BLEACH COTTON ut l2!c.;
PILLOW-CASE COTTON at lsc.;
81, o., and lO-i BLEAClIED and uNBLEACllED
SHEETINGS, al qualities and prices, Mt
LEVY BROTHERS.
Look at our DOLLAR KID GLOVES. fe %
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

r1g HAMBUBGH EDGINGs AND IN
SETTINGS,
TUCKED CAMBRiCS,
STRIPPED. CHECKED, and PLAIN NAINSOOK
MUSLIN;
STRIPED and CHECKED CAMER1Cs;
CORDED MUSLIN, DIMITY,
INDIA TWILL LONG CLOTH,
SWISS and TARLETAN NUSLlNs, and
pIoI-ES in great variety LEVY BROTHERS.
Look ut our DOLLAR KID GLOVES. fc %
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Confusion. and lead to n1deyious ana ques-
tio,,able n,akesliifts In order to evade It's arpi
trary renuiramebts. The sooner we leave
prices of allkinds'to be.settled by values, ana
cease this betty and pernicious meddiing by
legislatieu with things which ie9fslation has
no more concern with than 1t has with the
ebb and flow of the tides, or the growing OF
the grass. or the circulation of the blood. the
better it will lie for both the legislation and
the public at large.---~--- ---.-7
One of the first and most important things
legislation has to learn Is what not to DO.
Once everything. from the cut Of the hair to
the size and cost of the shoe-buckles, was
lcgisIated upon, and in Connecticut man
could not kiss his wife between sunset on
Saturday and sunset on Sunday without be-
ing liable to fine. Law has lifted its hand
in part, and with advantage. Every hnger
1t raises from matters that are legisiated upon
by the nature of things adds to the freedom
and welfare of society at large Golden age.
We arc tempted to write an elaborate art
Gle in favor of convention to amend the
present Constitution for the sake OF having
it reDublished in the Dispatch, which mas
kindly offered to publish everything we nave
to say in favor Of the proposition.
But we are not welded to the idea OF
convention. What we desire is to see the
Constitution amended at the earliest possible
DIV. The present Legislature Is incompetent
for the task. 1t was not elected for the pur-
pose.
A commission of eight or ten of the ablest
men in the State, representing all interests,
would probably give us better constitution
,h,, o;tI,or thn ooiSlatr1re by amendment,
or convention could furnish. Our aim Is
to rid the State of the intolerable burdens the
Constitution enforces.- Winchester Times
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ARTIFICIAL LEGS FOR SOLDIERS.

House bill to provide artificial legs for citI-
zcrs Of the Commonwealth who lost their
legs during the late war was taken up out
OF its order, on motion of Mr.. PRlDEMoRE,
who moved to amend it so rs to allow those
whose stumps are 100 short to admit Of the
Use OF an artificial leg, its value in money.
Agreed to-ayes, 1G; noes, s.
The bii was then put upon its passage,
and failed for want Of a constitutional ma
.jority (22)-ayes II noes, 5. Absent, q SELL
atorS.
On motion Of Mr.. COCHRAN, the vote by
which tie Senate failed to pass the bill WIS
rcconsidcrcd and it was laid upon the table.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. COCHRAN, from the Committee on II
nance. reported the appropriation bill with
Il substitute therefor. Put on calendar.
Adjourned.
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The guarantee Of a

GOOD LIFE AGENTS wanted everywhere In
Virginia, who will bc literally dealt with NH 3-lw
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CHARLOTTESVILLE
WOOLLES MILLS.

W0OLLES MILLS.
Thanking our numerous patrons for their very lib
eral support during the past year. we beg TO insure
them that regardless Of the heavy advance In the
price OF WOOL shall, spare effort to merit their
confidence and patronage, and that
THE PRESENT HIGH STANDARD
OF our fabrics shall not uuy be maintained but with
Increased facilities and rigid adherence to rule Of
working
GOOD MATERIAL. ONLY,
hope to establish for them national reputation.
For sale In Richmond ~
j. c. COURTNEY & son,
THOMAS ]. PRICE d CO.,
DUCkWAl l. Il ROCSS,
BREEDES 4 FOX,
ISAAC SYCLES,
LEVY BROTHERS,
Ial3 CARDozo, FOURQURElAS & co. z
DOCK AND JOB PRINTING NEATLY
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CLOTHING.


OYF RCOATs, all kinds, at retucel prices
BUSINESS SUITS from SIS 10 ssei ss,,s5;
GENTS LAP RUGS from Is TO ~ worm y ~
CENTS SuAWiS for $3.50 worth stV' -, ,,,or3--
CENTS OVER-GAlTERS, made III kie'il"'"
price, $2.5a: :, .. ,.or,h Sc;
GESTsS DRESSING GOWNS for sa.io worm ii; N
aud various styles Of FURNISHING GNan rHtiIII
for saIa low wM. IRA SMITH,
and late T. 5. lslawim,.
hao 100 Main stree
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General Assembly Of Virginia.
NGNETY-SENTFH DAY.
SATURDAY, March 9, 1872.
SENATE.

Lieutenant-G Governor MARYE in the chair.
House bill entitled ali act for the relief OF
the sureties Of james S. Barksda!c, late sheriff
of Albemare county, WAS passed.