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The health Of Gotham IL impaired by her
cemeteries.
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49,, By virtue Of = writ of keyari Faciss I
q! me direc, ed. will b.. exposed 70 Publ
Sale, at the hotel Of William w. Anton,
'sI in the village .of St.nton. in Mall Cree
Hundyed, New Oastte County. Del, .-.
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CHANcERy Court OF RICHMOND, THURS
pAY.-The following cases were disposed Of
Vock and wife us. Grubbs. trustee. Decree
authorizing trustee to sell the separate estate
of Mrs. Fannie Nock. .s..,.
King by. &C.. Is. King. Decree for divorce
a rincuio n,otrin,onii.
Tracy by, &C., us. Tracy. Decree for di
voree n,ensa etthoro, and foran account
Howard and others us. Howard's 8 execu
tors, &c. Decree for partial distribution o
the fund In the hands Of the receiver.
Hallowell, guardian, rs. Hallowell, &c. De
cree confirming sale made by commissioner,
and directing conveyance to- the purchaser
upon payment Of the purchase money in
full. --...,,s
Beal and others Is. Hooker and others
Decree referring cause to commissioner fol
inquiry and report. ..--rt - & =. -
Williams. trustee, Us. Tompkins, &C. De
cree sustaining exception to commissioners
report, and recommitting report to be re
formed in accordance with written opinion
of court
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Latest News from Washington.


WAsHISGToS, April 4.--.Senate.- Monday
the 10Th instant has been fixed for hearing
reports from the Judiciary Committee.
The bill allowing the District of Columbia
to subscribe 100000 to the Piedmont and
Potomac road was passed with the amend
tucnts that the District shall not pay the mo-
ncy till the completion Of certain parts Of the
work and private parties shall have paid up
4 certain proportion Of the stock.
Hplse.-Tle steamboat bill passed sub
stantially as it came from the committee.
The report of the Election Committee in
the case Of Handley rs. Morris, from Ala
bama, was read. It confirms Eand!ey III bis
seat, and gives tine contestant nearly $4,000.
Handley gets nothing for his expenses in the
contest.
The bill appointing shipping commission
ers, reported March list, was discussed to
adjournment.
Resolutions i'll honor of Professor Morse
were adopted.
The Tobacco and yvhiskey Tax.
WASHINGTON, April 4.--The Ways and
Means Committee have decided upon uni
form tobacco tax OF twenty cents, and con-
solidated whiskey tax of sixty-fre cents.
General Items.
WASHINGTON, April 4.--The casc Of De
large rs. Bowen, from South Carolina, was
argued this morning on the motion to dis.
miss upon the ground that Bowen had &C.
cepted State office. Mr.. Hoar, of the com.
mittee, said it vas n novel and very i'm.
portant question. The question Is against
Bowen, and its decision does not confirm De
large in his seat .
The Southern Claims Commission resumes
the taking of testimony on the 9th instant,
and continues to the end of May.
General Sickes departs for Madrid Oh the
10th instant.
The majority Of the Committee on Post
offices and Post-roads have made report
cxonerating PoStmaster-Gcnera1C Creswell in
the matter of "straw Hds." The minority
will report hereafter.
The Senate has confirmed Anderson as
collector Of the third South Carolina district.
The President returned from New York
TO-DAY.
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New York Items.

New YORK, April 4.-Horace Greeley says
in to-day's Tribune: To oil who would NIL
our columns with their notions of what
ought to be done at the Cincinnati Conven-
ton we say send delegates that will present
YOUR views to the Convention, or 60 your
self and submit them" He reiterates that
he does not seek or desire any utterance from
Cincinnati in favor of protection, and says
that he doubts not the Convention will
recognize the rule allowing each supporter
of the movement vote Oh economic ques-
tions as he thinks tit.
Samuel S. Wyckoff died here last night.
In the case of Sadie F. Wilkenson, of New
Haven, Conn, against NJ. NJ. Pomeroy for
breach of promise of marriage, Judge Blatch-
ford to-day granted the plaintiffs motion TO
have stricken out of the defendants answer
certain scandalous and impertinent passages.
He allowed the defendant ten days to plead
to the general issue, provided nc Will accept
a notice of trial for this term.
The Stock Exchange notifies the Readlng
Railroad Company that unless they register
,their stock, as required by the rules Of the
Exchange, before the 10th instant, the stock
will not be called.
Considerable excitement was created In
the Senate at Albany to-day by the announce
ment Of the names of senator's charged with
being under Vanderbilt's influence.
The Stock Board will be closed tomorrow
in respect to Professor Morse.
It is stated that the decision of the Court
of Appeals nullifyins the acts of the late
Court of Special Session will release four
hundred convicts.
The Publishers Board Of Trade has ad.
journed, after electing Henry 1yeson, Of New
York, president; o. j. Wilson, of Cincinnati,
vice-president; and j. c. Barnes, Of New
York, secretary. The rates for the introduc.
ton Of schooI-books throughout the United
states was fixed ut one-third discount from
the retail price.
The nail anu spike manufacturers of the
Atlantic States have agreed to q general ad'
vance of fifty cents per keg.
DR.. Louis Dohme has been held to bail to
answer the charge Of concealing case o.
smallpox.
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Police Court, THURsDAY-Justce j. j.
White PreSiding.-Thc following cases were
disposed Of: 80 80 rs. 'i4.5
John Randall (colored), charged with steal.
ing one piece of beef, the property of. Caspar
Brill. Sent to Jail for thirty days.
John Randall (colored), charged with bay.
ing in his possession one book Of the value Of
sl.25, supposed to be stolen, was discharged
Lctitia Brown and Catharine White (co-
lolrd). charged with using abusive language
to and threatening to beat Sally Ann Jones
Fined 3 each. -..-..- .g..,a .-...-.
Sally Ann Jones (colore0, charged with
abusing and threatening to poison Letitia
Brown. Not guilty of the attempt, but fined
S2 for creating disorder.
Fred. Gibson and Charles johnson Eco
lored), charged with fighting in the street
Fred. Gibson was discharged, and Charles
johnson was fined s..
Robert Mcdonald (colored), charged with
assaulting Joe Burging, SOD of Christian
Burging, was discharged.
Mahall Diggs (coored), charged with
threatening Rachel Ann Writ. Case dis
missed Oh payment of costs.
Piersor Philiping, charged with being dis
orderly in the street. Fined 81.
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Booths First Appearance i'm this
Country.

Fifty years ago visitor to Osbornc's, Oh
,ja;ilcs river, would have found in the ap
pr4gance Of the place indications Of future
Importance that time has sadly falSiiied
Gy0d!y banks from E,r-oI countries, Us well
- Yankee clippers from down East were
anchored ~ its wharf, and men from many
md, captains, suptrciuSoeS, and others,
l!"t the native southerners at the wc!l-at-
tended bar Of the tavern and discussed the
yr.Je Of tobacco and the prospects for good
C2t,ou crop.
Amony the regular boarders at the tavern
Hns the late ". y. Friend, Esq, Of Peters
t,lg, and from. his lips many years ago did
;Ac writer obtain, the, following particulars
which seem germain to the discussion DOW
going Oh il the newspapers us to where the
s.G1T Booth first "struttcd and frotted lis
IgtI'c hour" upon the American stage:
IN the year that Jesus died for men,
eighteen hundred years and twenty, whei
"utuian had flooded all the woods, by tht
pleasant banks Of the James, with color
EolGeH and red, there landed one evening
tom nn English ship that had anchored IL
the stream ou thcprcvious lyayouns gentle
man whose Chief characteristics were pair o.
un:ommonly bright and dark eyes, and al
uQconscionuble quantity of luggage. Many
=
Ter cftIis vouG = man We're haZarded by bis tel
low-gucsts at the hotel. but ten days elapsed
and tucir curiosity each day increasing, still
lc,uaIacd unsatisiied. Nobody in oil tina!
ueIohborhood had seen anybody exactly re
s.lp9!iu.; this new bourder. He rode abou
tie country in promiscuous and highly pro
vnaiDg manncr. sometimes barefooted, ant
Lii: mimicrv Of the darkics convul>ed every
laiv with laurhter AT length the riddle
VS. solved. The young gentleman visitet
t,.2hmond and after an absence of day O.
l'to returned, and, bringing with him a thea
-, bill, showed his name underlined for III
arr+arancc OH the ensuing week-Nr. Booth
.'rN" Tie priactput English Theatres, IN tn
character Of -uucJeM.
Lis appearance WIS witnessed by grea
crowd, and among those who cheered tn
!vung actor not the least tleIu0nstlatiye wer
'!4c guests at Osbornc's Tarern.-Peterstur;
Progress.
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UNITED STATES CIRCUrr sCoURT--Judqes
Bond and Under,cood.--Int the case Of George
Watt us.tP.s 81. sStarke, Involving q question
ofpatent right on plough, q jdry wns ordered
to inquire Into the claims Of the complainant
as an inventor, and ss- to whether there has
been an iHfringement'G such rights. ss-r
The scire fdcias against j. ID. Blair, Of
Pittsylvania county, was dismissed.
The case of Austin, Dali e. Co. us. Kent;
Paine s. Co. Gin which Judgment had been
rendered for the plaintiffs was comprised by
the payment Of s5, 900 and interest.
An appeal was allowed from the decision
of this court In the case of the Southern and
Atlantic Telegraph Company Us. The Atlan.
tic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Company
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ARREST OF AN ALLEGED SrooL-CoTTcE THIEF.
Yesterday afternoon Policeman Clinton De
Priest arrested colored girl, who gave her
name as Lucy f. Coots, whom he found
selling spool-cotton, which he suspected was
stolen. She bad in her possession about two
dozen spools which she WIS peddling. On
going to her home on College street tifty.nine
dozen spools were also found, and Christina
Coots was subsequently arrested as being ac-
ceSsoly in the crime. At this house il towel
was found bearing the name of Mr..
George |. Herring, and napkin on which the
name Of Major L. r. Page was written. Sub
sequent TO the arrest box of spool-cotton
was also found in house on Franklin street,
where it Is supposed it had been hid away
through the instrllmentality of the woman
or some one engaged with her in the theft.
Five other persons have since been arrested,
and when the case Is fully investigated it is
supposed tlmt extensive robberics will be de-
veoped.
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SEEMINGLY AN ALMOST INcREDrBLs STATF-
MEST-A BLIND MANS EXPERIENCE WITH THE
WEED SEwrNe-aiAcH1NE--Mr.J j. s. Blsisdell, OF
South Boston, Mass. aged about forty years, was
born totally blind. He had heard his neghbors
speak of the new WEED SEwING-MAcHINE, its
wonderful capacity and remarkable simplicity, and
was prompted by curiosity to call Mt the company's
salesroom. $40 Washington street, where he exam
ned 1t dexterously and thoroughly with his fingers.
Then, to the surprise of all, he took screwarircr
separated its parts, and put them together again
correctly. lie next astonIshed every present by
THREADING THE NEEDLE! He will now sit for
hours at the machine stitching sright with as
much facility and precision the most expert ope
rator. In answer TO an inquiry whether he had any
previous experience with scwing-nachlnes, he re-
marked that some little time since he had looked the
market over to find machine 80 simple that lie
could comprehend 1t with his hands, but was unable
to find such one until now, and, said he, "any one
could use this machine, whether they had eyes or
not" Mr.. Blaisdel has since devoted portion of
his time to canvassing or making sales During the
last two years he has sold over one hundred ma
chimes, always himself gtring the purchaser In
StructtonS in their use! IIo is assisted In getting
about by guide. and may lie seen almost any day In
the streets Of Boston, or At the compauy'S sales-
room, where. for minute details the reader is
respectfully referred
WILLIAM LocKHART. Agent,
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CITY CoUNcIL.--The next regular meeting
Of the City Council will be held on Monday
afternoon next

THE CONCERT LAST NIGHT.-The Second
Baptist church was well filed last night by
fashionable audience, it being the occasion
of the opening of the new organ recently
purchased for that church and the grand
sacred concert given in connection there.
with. The ladies and gentlemen who took
part in this charming entertainment are al
we'll known in this city, and their music re-
| ceived, as it deserved. expressions of appre-
citation from the audience in the shape of the
rustling Of programmes and the rattling ol
fans from the ladies' in the galleries. new
feature, by the way, in the line of applause
1t would not be just to discriminate in favor
of either the Instrumental or the vocal music
but it is quite certain that the former was q:
fa,ltless as the latter was rich and pleasan
to hear. The concert can truly be said tt
have been perfect success. -.
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APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY ELECTION Off
cERs.-The following are the judges of cleo
ton for Henrico county for the ensuing year !:
Tuckahoe Township. Shades Pre-
cinct Thomas E. Nuckols, B. NJ. Leake,
Charles Cottrell. Moran's Store: Charles
Howard. n. c. Sheppard, R. T. stoops.
Brookla,,d IopnShip--Hungary Precinct
John D. Sheppard, B. E. Anderson, John B.
Glazebruok. Browns Store: George W.
Carter, Thomas Johnston, Franklin Davis.
Fairfield 7o,cnslip. Tavern
James NJ. Carter, William Christian, Z. L.
Miller. Chsdick's Store: NJ. F. Allen, l.. S
Courtney, Thomas j. Carter.
Varina Toacnship.-Carters Store: George
D. Pleasants, John II. Mckenzie, Normano
Smith. Four-NIile Greek: Daniel Jordan
Jesse L. johnson, John W. Ammons. Whit
locks Store: r. II. Nelson, George w. Cute,
wood, Shirley P.,Bintord. ,
The following are designated as commits
siouers of election for the county: Charles
Howard, George w. Carter, William Chris
tian, Nornand Smith, Il. Fl. Nelson.
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Mexico.

MATAMoRAs, April 3.-General Cortina, of.
ter bis defeat at Bagueira succeeded, in eva
ding the revolutionists In pursuit Of him, and
reached his headquarters at Reynaca yester.
day with an escort Of about ten thousand
men. ,.. .n... -..... s.-
General Quiroga is reported to have re.
viewed his troops Mt Camargo, and marched
out of that place towards Luiaves to join the
troops said to be gathered there to advance
on this city, leaving only a small guard al
Canargo.
The AIatanoras authorities have captured
over 100 head of stolen Texas cattle being
crossed into Mexico. and caught six of the
thieves, who are lodged in Jail here. This l.
the second raid on cattle thieves by the au
thorities here, who were very suddenly
reused to sense of their duty in conse
quence of the action of Congress.
Eight prisoners captured from the rcvolu
tionists arrived here today
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LOCAL MATTERS.

TIE STATr And CITY LAW on. SAMrLE MEE-
CHANTS AGAIN DECIDED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Judge Bond OF the United States Circuit
Court, on Yesterday rendered his decision in
the case OF the Commonwealth Us. W. II.
Barrett. Of New York city. Barrett is a
nonresident trader, who was arraigned be-
fore the Police Justice Of Richmond few
months ago for violation Of the city ordi-
nance and State law by selling goods by
sample without license. He was duly fined,
and thercupon carried his case by writ Of
habeds corpus, before Judge Underwood ut
Alexandria. This judge decided both the
State law and the city ordinance, under
which the Police Justice acted, unconstitu-
tional, and ordered the discharge of the pri-
soner. An appeal was taken by the repre-
sentative of the State to the United States
Circuit Court, whose. decision, affirming that
Of Judge Underwood was rendered yester-
day. s ~ r. 1 +~@@ saSs 3
Judge Bond said:
II shall order the discharge Of the peti-
toner in this case because nm of opinion
that the law under which he is in custody Is
in violation of the second >e.tion Of article
four of the Constitution of the United States.
"By the provisions of the twentieth Sec
ton OF the act Of Assembly of Virginia, of
March q, 1871, the specific license required
of every person not resident merchant who
desires to sell goods by sample in Virginia IS
fixed at S100 1t makes 10 difference what
is the amount of his stock either ut home or
present with him. The tax is a fixed one,
and is not dependent on the amount Of his
sales.
"On the other hand, every merchant resi-
dent in Virginia is allowed by the same act
TO sell his goods BY sample anywhere i'll tile
State without taking out any license such as
is required Of the nonresident trader. TO
he sure. the resident merchant pays license
also us a trader, but his special license is
much lower than that fixed upon the nom
resident, and the whole amount with which
he is charged is dependent upon the amount
of a resident merchants sales.
I'm addition to the privilege of keeping u
store and selling his goods to his customers.
upon the payment of bis license The resident
merchant is entitled by the law i'll question
to exhibit his goods all over the State with
out u sample merchants license.
Al think this is discrimination against
the citizens OF other States. and comes within
the decision of the Supreme Court in Ward
Us. State of Maryland, by which such dis
elimination is determined by the Supreme
Court to be unlawful.
"The ordinance Of the city Of Richmond
requiring license from noll-residents and
excmpting residents from its application is so
clearly illegal that no argument is necessary
to show it.
"The party must be discharged"
Barrett was represented by Marshall and
Johns, and the State by Attorney-Ge
Taylor.
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a. Sacr.nlcn.o--ERects OF the Earth
Quake.

cc-ccsroadencc OF tho San Francisco Chronicle
sacgANGSro, March 2s.--At twenty MIN
lies pas, o'clock residents Of the city of
Sacramento were suddenly aroused from
their slunhers by the rocking Of the build
iu-s II which they were reposing. They
waited not upon the order of getting up. but
60; up Al ONE, and for little while any num-
Hcr Q. night->hirted, hatless, bootless, rsnt-
less individuals might have been seen in the
streets, wondering whence would come
the next shock Of the oscillation. Wo-
men shrickcd and turned pale; and for
tha; matter, strong meu turned pale as well.
You can fight fire and food, and protect
varaSelf against lightning, to a certain ex-
lent, hrt YOU can't provide against the trcm-
h,cr. 1t comes in the night when you are
wrapped in sleep, and the first intimatiou
you lave is a rocking OF your bed to and fro,
lc opening and slauming Of window-blinds,
TO Iattling Of everything r:atueable, the
.rOanins OF timbers, and the cracking Of
rnstclinC. II Is not comfortable. And
ju1ny statesman awcke in alright and
taciight that Gabriel was about to toot his
ev1r.astiug horn, and many felt they were not
gr,Narcd tor the hasty summons. The earth
c..ake did no damage, being of the oscillating
notion, without any Of the sudden jerks or
w:cnchcS that distinguish the San Francisco
rerd,,ctons. Within five minutes after the
.-.rck the streets We're crowded with gentle
Hica. arrayed in hasty toilets, displaying the
.il!cd Nght-ShirtS 10 advantage. Every one
rs.uparcQ notes and gave his experiences.
the lowest estimate ofthe duration Of the
,-ccas WAS thirty seconds; the highest two
u:luteS. Weare inclined to favor the shorter
,.nc, fo; halfa minute under tic influence Of
- earthquake, when you don't know what
~ coming next, Is an age. The first question
a-hcd bv everybody was, whats the news
.-on San Francisco?" Aud everybody
sa:.cd down to the railroad telegraph Office
lit 10 communication could be had With the
5ar except nj Oakland Point. where 1t was
reported "rcry heavy" Conjecture became
!l.a as TO the fate Of San Francisco, and many
having friends and relatives determined to
t.: up until they could hear thcrcfrom.
About O'clock news came through that San
Frvncisco still stood and that Goat Island
na~ safe and considerable anxiety was al!ayed.
AHuong the incidents of the shake WAS
Il. aerial flight OF Thomas VI. Taber. the
/ ~ versatile correspondent. His room is
~ the third story OF the Orleans. SO great
WAS his fear that he leaped from his window
a"G fell upon the roof Of Wells, Fargo &
g., stable /; through the roof he went like
rock. and brought up in bale of hay,
stunned and bruised lie is confined to his
Fci this morning. EN-Speaker (pro tcn,.)
Gjdea became sadly dcmoraizcd and rushed
n rate dc mat through the halls of the Or
'cJl.S, into and through the parlor, esSaying
- reach the balcony, whence he could reach
lgc street by leap. Luckily lie couldn't
open the window, and thereby likely saved
himself broken leg.
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iRr-MsToRlC HoRSEs.--The Petersburg
jrice copies the following from the Anglo
brazilian I'mcS:
Father Wolf las reported to the Ecuador
ravernmcnt OH the geology Of the Manabi
cvl-t. aud has discovered bones of ancient
horses mixed with those OF the Andes mas
todoH. lie says:
The hills surrounding Turin formed the
borders OF Tie lake Which once occupied all
Iii" plain Of Rio Bamba, and through farora-
vi" circumstances an infinite quantity of
Gpncs collected there, the remains OF ami
Ela. entirely extinct, It's for instance the mas
',ton are found mixed with those Of animals
uJv eNtaut, and therefore the volcanic beds
t-tnng 10 the Quartcnary era. Therefore, ,,s
iIg hed containing the bones is the oldest of
t,y region, we conclude that the activity of
"It NUiJnu> i relatively recent and merely
lp3"hcs HE tertiary era.
"pt great interest is the large number OF
hGucS OF horses and Of entire skeletons OF
iIis annual. This discovery puts al end ut
".lsc ~ Il Very old discussion ofthe European
iS4!cyntpioglsl>, many Of whom have up TO
nCM doubted whether or not untcdiiuviau
hU!scs existed IL south America. Now, we
know thnt tie horse lived along with the
mi,lOdon upon the Andes, but that it be-
'-il.:c extinct long before the conquest, as the
iiGl.uS did not recognize it and thus this
.n!uai h;.S mad the curious fate Of twice
Furnishing, in two distinct periods, in South
America the first time while lIisturlng III an
,Dh>olUtely free state on the hills and the mar
.inS Of tue lakes, the second time serving un-
Ger the hard rule OF man."
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Work on tho Railroad--Strangers
..-.4 Steamers, dc.
Special telegram to tie Dispatch.

. Special telegram to tie Dispatch.
:" HUNTINGTON, w. Va, april 4.-The iron
is now laid upon the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway distance of twenty-six miles above
Charleston, and large force Is pushing the
work energetically toward Gauley Bridge
The road will be completed to that point and
cars running over it by the 1st of May
There is great rejoicing here over the full
subscription to the Hillsboro' road, by which,
when built, Huntington, Chicago, and Gin
cinnati. will be i'll daily connection.
Our city is full of strangers, who are
coming here to invest. Buildings are going
up in every direction.
The Cincinnati and Huntington line oil
steamers make prompt daily connection with
the Chesapeake and Ohio trains.