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I tot the land. At Brussels he was received
with open arms, and what was more to hi
purpose, open pockets. Having cleaned tbt
ne!d. be went to Paris, where persons Of pc
,ition Wed In paying him delicate attentions
a Swedish banker introduced him to hi
tailor; a captain of artillery recommended
MN TO his hosier. For this tender service
ne presented the excellent captain with re.
yoiver as testimony Of his gratitude
Whether the hosier was equally grateful is
1t least, doubtful.
al Besaneon his impost,lre was discovered
Just after ne had left for Dion This in som,
way he found out, but instead of TURNING
about, as less able knave might have done
he boldly went to Dion, sought the polio.
authorities, and announcing himself as tho
Comte de Beaumont, lodged Information
against the pretended Marquis, who, he said
very truly, had come by train with him. The
train was searched, but plainly the rogue ha6
escaped, while the virtuous Count, having
discharged this obvious duty, proceeded t.
live like prince at the expense of the ad.
miring people of Dion. For many month.
this rascal supported himselfin this manner
and when he was finally arraigned it was
supposed that his depredations amounted t.
several thousands Of francs. With an engaging
frankness, quite in character apparently, h
admittedall his eXcentriciteS on the trial, anC
went off gaiiy to five years Imprisonment
OF course, beside the carefully-studied ant
elaborate scheme Of the Tichborne claimant.
granting him to be cheat, the enterprise OF
this French Jeremy Diddler seems common.
place enough. But its neatness and success
shows him at least to have learned his trade
in good school, and suggests the sort o.
roguery which the Tichborne case will nc
doubt beautifully inspire. About this time,
as the almanacs say, "look out for cases OF
mistaken identity" --Ne,C York Times.
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NV Observation-Disclosures las been
iltr!v completed in New Iorkanovci drcdgc-
boat II is built by the United states, and Is
10 be- employed in keeping the mcuth 81 the
Mississippi clear Of mud The length Of the
vessel j. one hundred and iilty-iour feet
cigh. inches; depth Of hold, thirty feet /;
beam, twenty-five feet. There is a screw ut
each end with .lrro and six blades rcspCc-
lively. III" boat is worked by two oscil!a-
ting engines. Besides the siX-bladcu screw
for dredging, there is also large scoop or
dag, in Tie shape Of halt:cylindcr, with
heavy wrought iron rims and pinions, and
suspended from strong davits. The boat
is first driven n far upon the bar rs possible.
lt.en the scoop or dra" is LET 20 ON the run.
lts treat weight carries it far into the mud.
Then Tie big SiN-hladcd screw is set III mo-
ton, and at the same time the propeller at
The opposite end commences to pull the beat
OF. The SiX-b!adcd propeller looscnS up the
mud, and the propclling power, which, when
both screws are working, is tremendous, will
easily drag The great scoop, with it, freight
Of fifteen tons OF m!it, onl IN sea. Such is a
nca .rc description Of this boat. Baltimore
lu-tttP.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

.-,,-rnnt,crcc OF tho Richmond Dispatch.
WASHINGTON. March -. 1872.
~. I .,,i.iana mixed delegations here
49,. meaning the members OF Congress from
.,,a, ~tatc-have no rc@son to complain OF
,,'' srniI nl CIV, rights 10 the cololrd men
.''.l.,i~ ,,,,iy since they have been tarrying
., ,r;. ,f,y \ hotel which ranks rs high as
- IN the country has been entertaining n
,,,.,iou of them. AMI another fashionable.
'.r>--l.<> hotel. tl,c proprietor OF which Is
'.,,l.,,,l tuan. had the pleasure of taking IN
.,.. ,,f,,,r faction. Visits of ceremony
,.l <oe:lliuy ~ distinguished officials
we'd n4r! Of their daily rounds of
,,,..>rrc and political duty, and they ought
g., think that there j. now no necessity for
:r,l,rtyYia.y Congress to grant them addi-
,.,.ai Guarantees Of tl:cir rights to ali the
....>ir-,~> If citizenship. McSSrS. rinchheek
...I I!.rI,,hMN. with their respective com!n-
,.... lr.Nr not iccn received With tic same
.,un,9sl-ncl confederation rs the japanese
...,,>,ado,,>: hHt they have dinrd and Wincd
...u91rh among themselves and mi%ht teach
,u,. l,:rrfa2S lessons in political engineering.
.3f,,y 4 n,ind t. become scholars. which
g., ~, i,!rr the Mi>jdo in sea OF trouble
VAN !.i$ rnYo!> rCt}l:u IL his G"InmirnS
LIN.
l,en II the quiet which ha> now for scve-
al ,la;> characterized political affairs there
... ~ lr"4ur:it Instances orcurrn" which,
= -. {i.Gi The senator's who have manifested
g. .,,,fr<liau moi t. support Grant for re-
,....',n g!,m! + any circumstances are persist
,... n ..,.my..u- Ia that determination and
Ion v.s., ,s:,, Developed in private CONVEX
.....:>. %, Er.i rs more public utt@r.nceS, ii
...r.r'tt.i,l fi,nf ttt;. 1uil -nn1aS q
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hearing Of Thomas s. Hays. John D. Swan.
D. NJ. Burke, and DR.. Eve, who was. with
Drs. Briggs, Sneed, and Hollowel, Summon
I'D to the unfortunate mans assistance
shortly after being shot:
81 was aroused from sleep about baIf.past
2 O'Clock this morning by my wife, who said
some one was in the room. Felt under nv
head for my knife. The person who was In
the room said: 'You Cd id old ras-
cal, lay still, or I will blow your heart out
The person was standing in the door. put
my feet out of the bed preparatory to getting
out of the bed, and was shot by this person
while in this position. There was only one
shot fired. The door was open. Tt was
moonlight, and could see the person dis.
tindly. / knew him well. and recognized
him and spoke to him. I knew him az well
as know Barney Hines, who is now by me,
It was David Jones (colored who shot Inc.
cannot be mistaken. After being shot
said, Jones, you rascal, you have Shot me-;
[ pursued him, after being shot, some dis
lance, nearly to Cedar street."
When the shot was fired q man could be
plainly seen, and when Mr.. Murray's son and
other persons went to his room he told them
David Jones was the man who shot him. Mr..
Murray died Sunday night between 10 and II
O'Clock, and Coroner Everett held an inquest
over tile remains yesterday morning. After
hearing the testimony OF Mrs. Murray and
the dying declaration Of the deceased upon
their oath, the Jury say" Henry Murray came
to his death by 4 pistol shot in the hands O,
David Jones (colored), and that the act was
murder in the first degree" The statement
Of the deceased, after being written, was put
in Il sealed envelope, and not opened unit!
after the jury heard Mrs. AIurray's evidence,
which corrohorltcd in every Particular that
Of the deceased. A post-mortem examina.
ton was made by Drs. Eve, Briggs. Sneed
aud Hollowcll, who found the ball had pene-
trated, and was found in the region of. the
spine and hip joint.
Jones has been remanded to Jail to await a
committing trial either to-day or tomorrow.
While on his way from Mr.. Murr,y'S house
to the statiO!.-holsse, Jones said to one of the
officers, swell, am in bad fix if that MAJ,
dies This Gi!icer told him lie was in 4 BAD
fix even though Mr.. Murray did not die
Jones sud, Yes, am; but am not guilty."
Jones is regarded as Il very bad negro, and
had not hccn ont Of Jail more than day pre-
vions to committing the dark decd we have
just recorded His uncle Caleb is still in Jail
and was arrested with David on the charge
of larceny.
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18th Of March at. Patrick's day., had Irisb
potatoes up as high as ones hand this year
there is no sign Of vegetation In my garden.
| have been appointed statistical CORE.
spondent Of the Agricultural Bureau at
Washington. Ny assistants have just made
their returns for 1st April. They report !:
"Ncver did our cattle come ont of winter.
quarters in so poor u condition." This Is g
fit time to recall line so often quoted during
the war: "The darkest hour is just before
dawn" Pry1ssrII
+. S.-The superintendent has Just re.
turned from laborious visit to the public
schools OF the county Of York. lie reports
THESE schools as progressing farorably, one
or two being excepted.
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'i'lM0N.
~pi.rayt. Protection. IL, louisiana.

WASHINGTON, March 2,.--lhc Committee
On elections and Privileges to-day agreed
{, report a hill extending over Louisiana the
a.! section Of the act Of February 2stt. 1871.
Irihv protection OF the right "t suffrage.
j.i.,. present law provides for len supervisors
u: ....,'.."uS to attend - registration. Nc. III
town. nj 4o.Guo inhabitants, on I'll" written
a.,p.iDliion Of two citizens. Ihc Object OF
~ allr.uGutnrv law is Obvious.
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For the Dispatch.
From CoyiligtO.a 40 Newcastle.

Dear vi. Editor,-AS yoHr paper Is read
more extensively tiiail any o'hcr diiii OF our
state nave tlou"h' proper To give you
some items I!E.' l'tefc>I'n II lcast one citizeh
Oh 'll> oltt v"sli' anu Iies ni'y Ill
~. 81 'I L5 t'',, ',,;,; ,i ..u ans
r i'' a.. a.. ;'In., n.r'
,,'i 49, % W" a., 80
~ tiio w. ''s;;>, Wv, IN.
,r,,or thn so,,o - n,, I.ti'
'''t w r.'.N
,,;,' w. w.. ~. Ivy ne .Ie '",iu, '.'
'ii'iiscn .i'". o'ii l'ie oo'llit'es ~
se.nIi, ii'ali: "a oui n..tSsss na' ny t1u tal.
M u, i,niH VI ~ lne u! 'ai'
iiese ILL., 'l4iS So II u iiot az an ustoh'
lsli' llt one ~ l"i'l oi Tue NY
sen sllo''l' unner'aNe iiorSe1,ch "TRIP rom
70, Io!iistoil ~ NV o's'ic uMoS olonlaIsp'us'
Ill, iia!.le was Sl'ti' W II pc,n'St Z. one pc,
tiou .. ns i'i>,'l! WHICH, ~ LUZ
ol i'l'i''s'1'>' 9vin: one w u'ose nni>liSu
10" ~ oi S.i,iI, Nv .ilt1s vi itiet,aseli
. w.. Az, t.is ;'It;.nS ~
nlIn 'te s.'15s ''t itiil'.i.cu Ic iau ~
tiiI>c u'sS. pug Hi"s 'nv .,,i5 Ivy ",e i;,,,en
au NV u'' "a. siASo Sui .noi i.i'i 49,; VI
.,i''t ~ NY ;t 80 'i ""' 49,,
aIu Nv, en- ~. l,.' ~
i
tuli"it's INV ">' ... TIC i''i'., Nv.
"iu .ii.iI, "'''S,u 'Te n"S w ' luz 20
III: so''a "''n nn. '.'S1 liz: w. ,' ~.
lhl'ls: "a Soie ''''el'eie Will o's'''p''oii VI
'hs ''l'' -
No'lE
1hefe are three ways, a1!ergihs at polnt
ABOUT TWO miles from CoVlnSton, ana reulh-
ting ABOUT Twelve mics from the same pace.
FIRST, up fotts creek 10 inc lnolsth OF Dlue
Spring fuI-lhls Is the "reght> way, slaitlnS
out from toVinSton. second, OF mldale
way, through Hays Gap. lhlrd, or le1t
way, over me flhraStle ROAD 10 HOOK 5, III
til" E'ci fatch; lnehrc TO Il POM Oh Dlus
SpfGiS nun, ~ 'l'.itc Mn. WHY'S N"s ,i, ai.o
:. me hiu"It i lllr siioitr>' ana t"usi.es.'
i't y! i'l l!t NUS i:''itii'N Va uno '" y, Ia:
ny sonic WINS VI, IL 'I."t WEI I'm o.nt Al
"lI''hcs, "iei 'tii. pa. ~ o.' y'I N
Le".''lI SoNihs'oii az - ' ~ "a. ~
nj ~ y. VI. i ,echGo lhe hien I"'s!l I"au ;;
Alter lr'S>lh@ 'iir"u@l some Oh those fich anu
wcll-wooued mountain holio"s, bearing on
their bets ana steep slopes Such varieties Oh
timber Ss ftt, "Ei'c, pE'ch, ana CHESTNUT
OAK, poplar, hieAoFv, iiEtpie, CHESTNUT, Sus'l,
tree, pine. doeWooa, mountain IVY anu
laurel, e'cry. now ana tnen one ol 'hose
clear mountain streams ripple across the
pain SO mVltihS!y InlC the Iia'elleI sonle
times finds Il dilhcnlt TO resist the 'elnpG'-
ton TO get down ana take ar:llh. ,oa
The grad" OF inc lnot-inIh Is III some pllees
pretty heaVl Dut tn''.k Una. tu!n n"ua
could De ae through s, Tue ny
OF some eslhferins SIKH tiias co, eUIio
very la'oiaply WIN illos' vi oui inou,,' tho
r3ads-e g.. t'lat between o''1.s.onu anu t lux
iieaiing anu Hot ol,rlhSs; ~ noult' IL
deed DC quite treat 10 ihe s.s'zeils % obr
c,lleS !" s,afe' over SUN ot ,O. on IN e,nhruo
p,In W. rr ia0 ,,,a.s Il IN ,;s;onarv
III t',r W '.1 VI WIN T For t,ro
linz ~; t ~o;,an vi, ,1iaa,'a,r nnnht r. bovo
@ Soo1 ",S "i1c. &C.,; w 7ha 7 n@;sa.
soo" toa1. .G,i' ., ' d;In ", 'nu ud
TURF SHDtlIu give tlittll ltlhoiSt ahu
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AN AMATEUR STAR.-In Vienna n new
American star, says Paris paper, ia slowl,
and surely rising to celcbrity-thc young
tenor George L. Osgood--where he il &C.
quiring n reputation not only as first-class
artist, but as composer Of surprising merit
He Isl Bostonian, and n gentleman offortune
who devOtes himself to art from q pure love
of the divine science. The Germans pro.
nounce him to he the most perfect interpre.
ter living Of Schubert's and Robert Franz's
sappc
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General G.. ". G.. Lees southern trip hes
been perfect ovation. We understand IL G
New Orleans ladies call him their Gerard
Citizen.
The National Railroad Ticket Agents Con-
vention, in session at Louisville, Ky, ar.
ranged rates of fare Wednesday,
Wilcox Brothers shr-cilandlery, at Toledo
Ohio, was burned Tuesday night. Loss
$4,000.
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4 rencoutrc occurred at the tol-gate, OF
the Parkersburg turnpike. Oil the Goth, be
tween Mr.. II. Mahancy, superintendent o
the road, and Mr.. j. H. Sheets, growing OIL
of q difference of opinion about the anolsn
OF toll to be charged. Mr.. Sheets fired piS
toll once and snapped it twice at AIahaney
and the latter closed in on tie former with ;
slcdge handle, dealing several severe blows
Stanton TirCinidn.
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Colonel Charles Douglas died at the
Dreamer House," in this town, about
O'Clock on Saturday morning last, after short
illness Of dropsy of the heart, in the 10Th
year Of his age.-Leesbmg. Mirror.
Professor McCulloch is still confined to his
room by illness
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Governor G.. c. Walker. OF Virginia, and
ii. aid. Colonel Owens, are II the Nlc;ropoii-
!Xn here they arrived Yesterday. The OH
irrt IT their yi-; is. a. we understand, 10 look
.!i,r =. ne claims Of Tie State Washington
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From DANES City County.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.
JAMES Cry COUNTY, VA,}
Alnrul, DC lS-l (

JAMES Cry COUNTY, VA.,}
March 20, 1872.
The farmers of this generation were never
before so behindhand with their operations.
Few have finished sowing oats, fewer have
commenced following for corn, and fewer
still have finished breaking up their corn
land. The gurdcns are progressing pari
passu with the farms. Last year, on the
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ErIsCoPAL MINISTER. five learn that Rev.
Mr.. IIullon, at present rector of Old
Christ church, Baltimore, his bcen called by
the yestry Of Trinity church, Staunton, to
the charge of this congregation, and has ac-
cepted. He is spoken of rs minister Of high
V1rginidn.
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MELAScHoLY-On Monday last a little
daughter of Mrs. Emily Lloyd Of this town.
aged about four years, died AFTER brief i'll
ness. About four years ago the father, Mr..
Charles Z. Lloyd, died Of pneumonia, leaving
wife and four children two boys and two
girls). Anew months after his death the two
boys sickened and died rather suddenly.
Four or five weeks ago one Of the girls also
sickened and died, and on Monday the
fourth and last child died, as before stated,
after two days illness. All of the children
We're similarly affected, and all of them died
apparently from the same cause, leaving the
widow and mother to mourn the loss in forr
short years Of her entire household treasures.
On Tuesday, ut the instance Of r. nj. Bent
ley, recorder, Officer 3. R. Attwell summon.
cd jury of inquest to investigate the mat.
tcr.-Leesb,rg Mirror.
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Inr CHANNEL TuNSEL.--Towaid the fund
Of G60,000 for cutting Il driltway under the
british channel, with view to testing the
pr,cticahility OF running i railway tunnel, the
builder learns thut about El0,0O0 has already
been subscribed
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Postal.

Henry Hutchinson is appoint"d postmaster
d, salt sulphur Springs. Monroe county. W.
w.. ere Ninroad Bramha;u, failed TO
,lInliiy
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RIVER AND OCEAN STEAMERS.

pHILADELPHIA, RICHMOND nSg@ss
Il AND NORFOLK STEAMSH 49,
LlNE-F0R II J. 4 DE PiIIA TWltE 4
WEEk.-Steamers NORFOLK, EMPIRE, and j.
). GREEN. composing this line. will leave R!cl-
mond every MONDAY and THURSDAY at L
O'Clock NJ. aud Philadelphia every WEDNESDAY
and SATURDAY ut the same hour. alternately.
Frclghts received daily Sundays cNceptedl for nj
parts of Pennsylvania New Jersey. AID Delaware
also for Charleston. Savannah and New Orleans and
bills of lading signed through.
Freight taken Tor Norfolk at moderate rttel.
Passage IT, Philadelphia, Including meals and
stateroom, -.
w. P. PORTER, Agent,
No. 242J Dock street, Richmond.
MlLLIAM T. CLYDE & co. Agents
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From Allegheny County,

correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.
CONVICTION, Va, March 81, 1872.
The weather is delightful, and the farmers
are making their first efforts at r!oughing 70,
the spring crop. The old residents consider
the past winter unusually severe, and we are
all rejoicing in the hope that it is now over.
----- C0YlSGTnN
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RESTAURANTS.
~~~.~>r-S>N-->S~~>ss~~>>-

n IME, LINE, LINE. The Lime u,ant-
Ia featured by as ,Isoieteurs county known ~
NILSSON OR !snckTfILE f.lAaE, VIII ksfsaiaIssSs
COCK IfslE. Orders for ssicss HAY CO !s. NJ cur
s'ses' ,s0' i'e' l'9se sbIsmii'Iies,4a,LE1T& CO:
November 81, 1871. ~
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TOBACCO MARKETS.
RICHMOND. VA q

MARCH 2s.-Ofernss fair this week, both In guam
tity and quality; market firm With slightly up
ward tendency. The offerings Of bright wrappers
are still below the demand Planters would do well
to send them In now. We continue our quotations,
AS follows.
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seeE ssg:s ,sllow Iabs S15itE.l ssc Desn, ,asl
pri,Ho;. Eofd, 81 4I3: heart just ana scActuHR,
;a5fjgss9, MS 70 sizes aifd lengths
TIy~-The market has been Eeufr. With nm al.
Yai1ce Of 7Sc. since last wees.f We row quote AZ

l7a 5gisST1 tn 70 ff 4fHs - - o. fe1f. SEQ pa
sssas. 10 20 saes 81 aid ie ns o.ss a1
TIs~-The market has been geafy, With nm ad.
vance Of 7Sc since last week.f We Ic0u quote ~
Sg..sGl$2.5o as 70 size.
ALEXANDRIA MARKETS.
higher grades oferines OF 80 busheis red, With
esr :. Ss ePy t aeye sna ar oaas, Of III, ,,
sI es 81 mixed n: 1t ss; sc wa offered and re-
''' Rys and oats dull sn,s egsrings Of it he
former, with sales ut aOc; offerings OF 80 bthes Oh
lie latter; no satcs reDorfcd -"
PETERSBURG MARKETS.
MARCH eT-Coton.-Sales Of cotton yesterday
morning 20 limited eytentas 1ut WIZ Del
news In the evening the market closes strong aho
holders are asking hghef prices AZ tls eos We e eo
Fto,r.GFiour mar setactfye: family 80. 5000;
srsnas sd sesern can ' e
;,st Ct sscgs1 2 :, q .,... ,h,c 4, 0
&c psa a,d ,ssss sheiss Ss @
70 Prime rcd. 1880 si.ep.a p t,5ts sfi.s's
Bnttsr-Good mountain CSC. q q. medium noun
min l,aas Ample supply on 1s sae market srnss rood 40
e. IN Mutton n :sGs7 . bead. Lambs, Ss.les5sa
,sa sie so Sss sf ss sides
ala hoc-ronnd In demand, and viii hrtng isGlasc.;
PafnHts-Thcre Il g fair supply. We quote at
81. 2os6Sl 60, according to equality. aY
Prk.-Scarec aud in good demand for nice lots az
5sI.c. Tttste -.
Potatoes New, for shipping, at 1895 a. barrel.
Apple Brdpdy-S< ar "a aud In demand at =? .4o0
g. ie.
lipples.-S6. t' .}7-t".
Ot,ts-Spring, $50. winter, Sc. $50;
WILMINGTON IN. C.) MARKETS.
t;s-e + n e.
tons reported. sr xes s-sa
Rosin.-No sales reported.
Crude qsTpenttne. OF 500 barrels at ss.oS for
| hard and S505 for yellow dip and virgin.
Idr.-Sales Of SO barrels at $3.50 q barrel.
CotoaSalcs Of 60 bales follows: ~ at 2oc, sc
9otc 81 at &c and SO bales at 20 2oa 2et nj
"a n. .ssEs,-
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PLANES. ORGANS. &c.
TF,HE PIANO-FORTE BUSI-gs

T1HE PIANO-FORTE BUSI-ssTFss:ys
Il NESS. n ~
The subscribers we'll prepared for the ErustcE-
ton of this branch Of their business. They arc
agents for Messrs CHICK EkINfi & SONS. Boston,
aud Messrs. kSABE 4 CO., Baltimore, two Of the
greatest and best manufactures In this country or
Europe, and are constantly supplied with an assert
mcnt Of the most popular styles Their prices are rs
low as the manufacturers. and To reliable parties
easy terms will be afforded in the payment
Secondhand Pianos taken IN exchange. Pianos
tuned and regulated by an accomplished hand.
Pianos carefully packed moved. ana shipped.
Piano Stools and Piano Covers for sale.
Over twenty years experience In this business will
bear them out In guaranteeing entire satisfaction.
WOODlIOUSE Il PAkHAM,
NH 10 Booksellers and StatioIer5
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mo. i .~UUIII " IIfTNEI',
[. No. IL North WnarYnS. pniiaiclnl

EOR NEW YORK.--OLD DO cEEGss,
Z M1NION STEAMSHIP COMPANY. 60.
BELL, SARATOGA, NIAGARA, ALBEMAP III f
and lI.iTTEHAS, leave New York for Norfolk, CT,
Point. and Richmond, every TUESDAY,. THU s.
DAY, and SATURDAY ut 8 o'clock u. NJ. Leave
Richmond every TUESDAY, FRIDAY. and Sun
DAY, at high tide.
These ships are entirely new. They have ccgar
saloons and statcrooms. The fare, accommodations
ard attention. are unsurpassed.
Close connections made with steamers all South
Grn and European ports.
Insurance effected, when ordered. At 4 QUAR-
TER OF ONE PER CENT, ut the offices OF TIL
Company
For further information. apply Ia
JOHN V. WYATT. Agent,
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FIRES IN LoUDous CoUNTy.-On Tuesday
the dwelling-house of Mr.. Aurclius Coe,
near Mt. Gilead, was entirely consumed.
The fire occurred about the middle of the
day, and with the assistance of the neigh.
bors most Of the furniture was saved. Tho
property was Insured about month ago fol
$1,000, in the Southern Mutual Insurance
Company-Sl, 800 on the house and $500 oil
the furniture. The house alone, we under.
stand, was valued at $500. Mr.. Coe was
absent from home at the time.
The same evening the residence of Mr..
George Gibson, near Snickcrsvillc, was
burned from accidental cause. The loss i
estimated at from $4,000 to $4,000, upon
which there was no insurance.
On Wednesday morning the residence OF
Mr.. John Il. Ross Was likewise destroyed by
fire. The house was nearly new, and the los
is heavy, though we have not heard the
amount, nor do we know that il WAS In.
sured.
About O'Clock on Friday evening the
school house (colorcd) 1T Lincoln was en-.
tirely destroyed. The cause Of the fire i,
unknown. The stove was cleaned out du.
ring the afternoon, and it is supposed that il
probably resulted from too careless Land.
ling Of the aSlls.-Lecsb,ug -uirror.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-29

Joseph C. DYPNER, fn1
81 UNDERTAKEN Sss-S~
1893 Franklin street, between Thirteenth and Four
teeuth streets.
BY connec ions with the largest coffin factories OF
the United States am able t0furnish them cheap
or cheaper than any one else In the city OF Richmond
OPEN and CLOSE CARRIAGES FOR HIRE.
NH ee-3m
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-29

FlRE.-The house Of Joseph Sticklcy, sit.l-
ated on Marrow TJaaa"c creek, about five
miles west Of this place, was burned on We'd
nesday 2Gth instant. \ part Of the furniture
was also lost. No INSURANCE. Shenandoah
Herald
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-29

Ngw Use FOR FELoCIPEDEs.--In a recent
buli-iight at Bilboa, Spain, velocipedc was
substituted for ahorsc by one Of the picadors.
with the most triumphant results. Not once,
we are giecfuly told, was this enterprising
performer forced to dismount, and both stecd
and rider came out Of the combat quite I'M
'scathed. Certainly, its piactacability thus
manifested, the advantages Of the yelocipede
LOT this species Of amusement cannot be gain
said. But the fair maids of Spain will miss
the!r favoritc spectacle of disembowclled
slcets drawn oil the urena.- baltimore Sun.