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The Canal.

x-ReprescntatIve Bennett. OF New York,
has visited Long Branch aud talked with
the President on the subjects Of the grieV'
ances Of the western farmers, the farmers
oranges, and the canal lines between the At
lantic and the West. Mr.. BENNETT desires 10
secure the Presidents recommendation OF
guarantee by Congress of eight millions oi
dollars 10 be used in charging the Erie
canal and making better connection with
tie system OF lakes, &c, &c. This Is a small
sum. We commend Mr.. BESsETr's modesty'
The Tribaae's correspondent tells us whas
the President said:
"The President said to Mr.. Bennett thai
the question OF transportation was very I'M
nortant one and one In which he was deeply
interested, He called the latter's attention
TO the fact, however, that standing com
mittec had been organized by the Senate te
investigate this very question, and that the
committee were now ut work. The Presi'
dent hoped for good results from the com.
n,ittec, and thought the best course Woulc
be decided upon by Congress. He was himself
i'll favor of making and improving water
channels, and had recommended seYefai pro
oects il his last message"
The James River and Kanawha canal !!
what the western farmers need, and Is VIVA
We believe they are going to have. The Erl'
canal is locked up by ice one-haif OF TIT
year. whilst the James River canal is usual,
free almost every day in winter, and neVe
freezes up for any considerable length o
time. The James River and Kanawba cana
would accommodate an immense region
country. 1t would bring the East and tn
West into such proximity as to make then
neghbors indeed 1t would strengthen tb'
Federal Union immensely. If the Baltimor
and Ohio railroad, by its mere presence il
West Virginia during the recent war, formed
a new State, and sent twenty thousand mel
into the Federal army who, in its absence
would have gone into the Confederate army
what would have been the effect if this Srea
canal had been in operation from Richmond
to the Ohio river? Let the Union-saver
think of this, and govern themselves accord
in1y
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.prs,aaI NOTICES,
-, rHE GREAT eLosINe-oUT
SALE OF SUMNER DRESS GOODS AT
LEVY BROTHERS,
They now offer
vii, be continued just four weeks longer

= u
BACKGROUND coLoRED siLh- :. asc
eREsADlNE at lssc.-would DC cheap - -
per yard; ,,pr cpE-
wu1TE-GRoUND CoLoRED STRIFE I'M" '.1
NADINE at l2sc. per yard worth 2oc''
=, .cK GROUND CoLoRED STRIPE GRE
NApINE at 1esc. per yard worth 2oc''
80 cor IN JAPANESE POPLINs at l2sc
worth 25c.; ,,,.
STRIPED JAPANESE PoPLlNe' III - w.
at 1ssc. worth Csc; Co.,
po, KA-DoT CHINESE GRAss-CLoih' i"'
,,rd.w,de. at 1sc. worth &c. per yard
~ "a STRIPED WAsH-POPLINsa ut 1Sc
per ward worth 2sc.;
,,roe assortment of fast color LA" a. ~ -''
1sac. per yard worth 16s and 20c'' :,
ocorru BINGHAM at lego. worth s'c' PEI 'a'".
1,1Trp VICTORIA LAWN at Csc. worth S'ac. pc
yard; a. osc
cor oRED sATIE-sTR1PED PERcALEe al -''
worth SOC. per yard; .,,
11NEE TUssORE notwithstanding III" AZ
:, os and soc worth 10 aud SOC. Pc
yard; ,ro-,,
COLOkEu LINEN L-h "
IS cents; e,do
WHITE VICTORIA LAWN with satin oahu siD'
strIpe for trimming at CSC. per ya'u WIZ ''o
,o1-rs AZ o. 40. as 49, and Soc per yaro-aii i'u''
below regular prices;
N.Y. .rpIpED VICTORIA LAWN at 'Oc'-
would be chcapat 4oc.;
ar .cK SILKS from 81 to !! per ya1u'
COLonED SILKS at much below regular pii''''
sw1ss CAMBRIA, NAINSOOh, NULL an'
ORGANIZE MUSLlfs;
cr1pT,NC; CAMBRIA at ooc. per yard worth
2jc.: san
TUCKED CAMBRIA. full yard wlde' al sl2' ps
., ,rn .rpaCAs and BOMBAZlNES IN al
qualities;
,rrsrpA1IAN CREPE at soc. per yard yer!
cheap;
RACK IRON GRENADlNE;
DOMESTIC GINGHAM, IN excellent article j
1elc. per yard:
LEATHER BELTS in all qualities
rpIrSxs. vALIsEs, sATCHELS, and LUNCl
BASKETS;
SASH RIBBONS, in great variety. much below
regular prices
FANS in all styles and qualllies,
LANES, READY-MADE GARMENTS Of ever,
description:
LADIES' TRAVELLING SUITS and REDIN
GOTES;
ENGLISH CHEVIOT SHIFTING at zoe. per yard
same as we sold last season at a5c. per yard;
BED-TICK every quality, from 10 to s5c. per yard
A general assortment of GOODS suitable for mel
aud boys wear;
UTICA 1914 BLEACHED sHEETING at soc. pc
yard;
FULL-WIDTH UNBLEACHED SHEETING a
soc. per yard;
FULL-W1DTH BLEACHED sHEETING at a5c
per yard;
BLEACHED PIT.LOW-CASE COTTON, var
and Il quarter wide, at shilling per yard;
NEW YORK MILLS COTTON at zoe. per yard,
wAMsUTTA BLEACHED COTTON at lsc. PC
yard:
DAyuL MILLS BLEACnED COTTON, the fl
yoritc brand, only lsc.;
ANDROSCUGGIN, AUBURN, and FRUIT Ol
THE LOOM BLEACHED COTTON at n shill
ing per ward. LEVY BROTHERS,
1917 and 1919 Main street,
Richmond, Va.
Orders from the country per express Z. y. d.
will, receive prompt attention. jy2a
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A friend writes to us from the saratoga
Springs that "you will see more handsome
ladies' one afternoon promenading Franklin
street than you will see here in week
among the ten thousand guests" Our
friend, like his paternal ancestor, is good
Judge as to the beauty of ladies. We be-
Iieve what he says, and take pleasure in re-
producing it. 1t confirms our own belief
that Richmond is the place Of all others for
pretty girls.
Nevertheless, friend "TELL," we can't
publish your Saratoga letter. Wen explain
when YOU come home.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-30

On the first Tichborne trial, Sir John
Coleridgc denounced the claimant to the
jury as a liar and blackguard. Curiously
enough, those were the very cpithets used
and applied, on a certain not very remote
occasion, by General Hawley. II they have
ever been withdrawn or qualified, the fact
has not yet come to the knowledge OF the
public.-Sprina6eld (Nass) Republican.
That is, General HAwLEY, leading Re
publican, used these words in speaking of
Beast BUTLER, another leading Republican
yet the Springfield Republican, one of the
most independent journals in Massachusetts,
does not name BUTLER.
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William Simpson, Secretary.

AT a meeting of the Conservatives ., OF
Cuckoo township, Louisa county, on tue
18th day of July, 1873, K. W. Wool'olk "
inc called to the chair and n. c. Harris, sec
retarv. DIR. g. Fl. Cooke was appointed ae,e,
cate and Major A. ]. Richardson, aller nav.
60 represent this township In the STATE Ceu,
vention TO be held in Richmond on the otn
day of August. The meeting then adloulneu
r. W. VOOLFOLK, Chairhiah'
~ O. Harris. Secretary.
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Mr.. Dispdtch,-Numed for him or named
after him? That's the question. H.
Either. The former implies more than
the latter. To be named after man is
merely to have the same name, whilst to be
named for him is to have his name, because
he first had it.
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l. CONSERVATIVE MEETING IN BAHIA meet.
ing OF the Conservatives of MiIlboro' town.
ship was held at MiIlboro' Springs Saturday,
July &c.
On motion E. G. FshburRe was called to
the chair and William Simpson appointed
secretary.
The object Of the meeting being explained
by the chairman, the following gentlemen
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Lou1sA.-At meeting of the voters o.
the Green Spring township, Louisa county,
William S, Carter was appointed delegate
and Thomas S. Watson alternate To- tue
Gnbernatorial Convention to be held III
Richmond on the 9th OF August.
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GATES Opening OUTwARDS OVER STREETS
Editors Dispatch: Gentlcmen,- Will you
please inform the public, through the col
umns OF your very valuable paper, whether
there is or not an ordinance of the city re-
quirins persons to hang or hinge their gates
on the inside of their premises, and not
allow them to swing across the pavement TO
the annoyance of every one; and If SO, why
is not the ordinance enforced?
Respectfully yours, MONROE.
Richmond, July %, 1873.
4ns,cer. Section 30 Of the ordinance con-
corning streets provides that no person shall
construct or place, or cause to be constructed
or placed, sang gate eoh'ch shall open out
,oard ooer any sideoalk under penalty OF
not less than five nor more than fifty dollars
for each offence, and like penalty for every
day that the said gate shall be continued as
aforesaid after notice to remote the same"
As to why this ordinance is not enforced
we cannot say anything. There is some
good reason, we suppose.
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MILITARY NOTICES.

COMPANY 3D." SIDNEY GRAIS, 4
" july 3d. l373.-Assemhe at your arnory, 81
corner Of Ninth and Broad streets, TO-MOR. "
ROW Thursday EVENING, promptly at s II
o'clock. with uniform. and without arms Or accou-
tremeuis for drill anu business.
You are invited 10 go in body to an entertain,
nent given by the ladies of Sidney and II Is hored
thu, the respect due the ladies of your vicinity Who
so generously gave you your company tiag Will IN
duce every member to lie present himself anu 10
urge others TO be there.
Our comrades of the Richmond Light Infantry
Blues are invited to join us i'll like uniform us
above.
Our friends of Rescue Council. No !, are also ill.,
vitcd 10 unite with us.
BY order Of Captain CARRINGTOE. - ,
" 3o-ot GEORGE ". caves. q. s.
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d, were elected 20 meet delegates from Rock.
bridge Highland, and Bath In convention
at the, Rockbrldge Alum SPRINGS septemp. u
4fll for the purpose of nominating senalo.i
for this distriet. Delegates d. w. Bnrger'
Colonel w. A. sitIington, a.. +. WilpToMYI'
Captain G.. p. Hughes. Aiternates .: q
Stewart. j. NJ. Lair, s. C. Burger, Thomas l.
HYDE. i. G. Fishburne, w. simpson.
e. G. F1suBURsE, Chairman.
-rry.rJ:r..,s g -, %,,o,, Eefrpflfy.
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MARRIAGES.

Married at Street Baptist chn TTfp su ~
OATH tI1a' nv the Rev. n. W. Wilson, PETEh =.
BijRKE, of Richmond. Va, to Miss n r: No
ROBINSON, formerly Of washington ~ -
cards. dr or,sy,,,e XVI pa
pers please copy.
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The TUssELTows GH0sr.-For the last
four or tive days the inhabitants of Tunnel
town, in The vicinity Of Fairfax and Wilks
streets, have been in the greatest state OF
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LsGnTNING-RODS.
POWDER.
A TTENTION, SPORTSMEN!

NEW YORK STATE SPORTSMEN-S
ASSOCIATION.
EXTRACTS FROM "REpoRT OF COMMITTEE ON
STANDARD FOR SHOT,"
" All manufacturers will have eventually to con-
form when sportsmen require that their snot shall
compare with the STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE
which yonr committee has fixed
upon the most critical examination, your COM
mittee have determined 10 adopt as the = AMERI-
CAN STANDARD y the scale presented to lis by
nlessrs. Thomas Otis LIE Roy Il Co.,of New York"
K. NEWELL, Chairman;
N. M. SMITH.
+. q, SKINNER.
Sportsmen and dealers desirous Of having the
above SCALE, or auy Information relative thereto,
can promptly obtain tie same by applying TO
THOMAS OTIS LIE ROY & CO., New York.
il 26-end3m
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uEPTASOPHs, OR S. W. MA called
Ill meeting of the Couclavc will be held ut yoIi YOU
h,n corner Of Ninth and Broad streets. on w ED
NESDAY NIGHT at 8 O'Clock; As there IS i pusi-
ness of Importance TO he brought before lne Ioi,'
c,nve II Is hOpcd that every member Will be present
Candidates for degrees will he on hand at 3! O'CLOCK
By order OF the Arcon. ..,r-
" 20-2t% JOHN MANN FIJI, .-cNl-.I- y.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
HALL.

VIRGINIA HALL.
PROFESSOR PHARAZYN. the renowned ILLU-
SIONls'r and the CHILD WONDER, will appear
at The above hall TUESDAY July 20, in their choice
PARLOR ENTERTAINMENTS.
ONE WEEK ONLY.
100 PRESENTS GIVEN AWAY NIGHTLY!
See presents to be given away Ut n. Goodman :
iewelry store, 1925 Main street.
General admission. .......-......... .35c
Reserved seats to be had of c. +. Johnston, book
seller, Main street. Jy 29-5t"
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NOTICE.-A meeting of the owners OF
N lands living on the Chickahominy river Is ear.
nesty requested at the store of Watt 4 CAL . on
Franklin street, Richmond, on SATHRDAl Ine
some plan Dy which the distractions III said rive,
NAV ne cleaned out before the summer and 1al snIl
mass by. Let have all lntcreSted prcSSn. saio
-. 90 N GEORGE WATT, L. NJ.
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In all nominating conventions the basis of
voting shall be the Conservative vote of the
cities and towns at the last election for Gov
ernor, or Of the townships of counties and
wards of cities Mt the last election for Con-
gress or for the Legislature as the conven-
ton by per capita vote may determine.
Should the vote at the election for Governor
be adopted (when townships were not estab-
lished), each delegate present shall cast his
equal proportion orthe vote Of the county or
city he represents. Should the vote at the
election for Congress or for the Legislature
be adopted, the Conservative vote in each
township and ward shall be the basis of yo.
ting to be cast by the delegates.
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EXCURSIONS.

FIRST GRAND MOONLIGHT EXCUR-
Il SION OF THE SEASON.-HO! FOR IVES I
POINT. -SATURDAf EVENING, AUGUST 2,
Isi3-A pleasant ride by rail in the cool Of the
ming salt on the noble York river by moonlight,
dancing, good music, fresh fish, luscious oysters.
superb crabs and every inducement for spending
an agreeable time.
The committee having charge have made every
arrangement to secure a nice time 10 all who may
participate
Ample accommodation on the cars: any number
of boats for those who may desire moonlight sail
good music. with plenty of room for dancing; and
a sufficient police force 10 insure order.
MCCANN'S BAND OF MUSIC has been engaged
for rue occasion.
The train will leave the depot ut % O'Clock p. NJ.
returning, will reach Richmond 1T O'Clock Sunday
morning.
TICKETS.-For gentlemen, 81: ladies, soc. Sup
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTs.--R.T T. Adams,
S. X. Pcrduc. jy costs
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

BANKRUPTCY PRACTICE aApE
SPECIALITY. .,,,-,.
Tile Lewis amendment, adopted Tie l',n ~
ary. 1879. secures to the bankrupt an di"i'",,
emption In excess of the hyc nuiriFta p1.,,,i III
exempted OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS sSA
judgments and DEGREES oi State courts. .sr,p,i
Wife's right Of dover Is, as heretofore pf'S''
intact. ,.,rry
description against the United Stale, ~, LITER,
Mr. JACOB CoHN.an espertiu tanhf"p'
Is connected with the firm. u,h,;
Correspondence solicited. -
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-s:T.E,w HEAIING SPRINGS, on TIE sag
Sa,x1een and the cee, y ~ g
"a Hssng ana m,1s dIS assa Ss
opc1- s ssat @atsrs same as Old Healing. e1o 9
Da Tsn Us ps. ,,as g. per week ana =, =
month Healing 9. oa 'A ERASMUS WILLIAMS,
Aa sa Wv IVA Healing springs. Bath eounsy. ~.
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Plan OF Organization of the COnserya.
tive Party.
NOMINATING CONVENTIONS

Preceding every election-ior State officers
members of the General Assembly and Con
gress, city and county officers, as the cast
may be-there shall be nominating con
vention, to he called in every case by Tho
State or local committee.
Representatives in nominating conyen
ton shall be chosen in each township of /
county and each ward of Il city on the same
day in each township and ward, said day t
be fixed by the city or county supcrintend
ent thereof.
The representation in said convention
shall be Us follows:
Fora State Convention there shall be on
delegate for each township in IL county anl
from each voting precinct in the ward Of {
city. who shall be appointed by primary
meetings in each township and ward.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-30

lDr JULY 5TH, 1878.
T. X. PRICE s. co. have Just received by steamer
and express
New STYLES PARASpLs and SUN-SHADEs;
SILK and Cambria UMBRELLAS;
Black IRON GRENADINES;
SoIid-colored and black LAWNS;
Sash and other RIBBONS;
Black ENGLISH GRAPES aud GRAPE Wells;
HemstItched and Llnen-Cambric HANDkER-
CHIEFS;
Black FOULARD SILKS;
Lisle and Thread G AUNTLETS, &c, i. jy
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MEETINGS..

u,HE MEMBERS OF JEFFER- N9TA
l. son LODGE, No. 20, hNiGilin EZRA
or PYTHIAS, are requested TO attena , 4 XXI
called meeting to he held at their Castle \SSscS
Hall THIS EVENING, the 3oth insEtha My
at O'Clock. for the consideration OF inc -.
nv laws aud other important business ~ orueI
of the c. G. JOliN u. az - MIS-
\.
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SUMAC WANTED.-Wc pay the highest
- market price in CASH for MAC. me leaves caves
sand sticks, ami berries. We receive It either at
onr tanuery. In Manchester; or In Richmond AZ
Rockets mills. adjoining City Gas-Wurks; at any
landing or railroad dcro; or ut our store No az.
Main street. hULS1 " hi~'N'
iN. Id
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WANTED, by a young lady who has had
w some experience, II SITUATION Us teac ne,
I'm nryate family (children preferredl; she
teaches the usual English branches, French, ana
music References exchanged Address - a Is o.,
Ivy Ecpot. Albcmarle county. Va. Jy .l-ot
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-21
The Academy of Music,

A large audience assembled at the Acade.
ny matinee performance yesterday noon
and in the evening the efforts of the Lulu
Combination were rewarded with very
good house. To night will be the last op.
portunity Of seeing the wonder and her ex.
cellent com bination.
Monday evening we are promised a rare
treat, By the appearance and acting of the
pretty little Alice Harrison, clever pro.
team actress. who will play six cha.acters
in Mr.. 7. B. MacDopoush's drama. 1.-THE
Boy Detective supported by the Acade.
my's dramatic company. the members of
which are named elsewhere in our columns,
New scenery for the piece has been painted
by Mr.. T. S. Plaisted, and music arranged
by Mr.. j. Erhardt. Mr.. J. F. Pike will
manage the stage. 1.-THE Boy Detective"
will be played three nights. and on Thurs.
day night Miss Harrison will appear as
FancLon. The management deserves full
houses for presenting good entertainments
to the public.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-21
ENGLAND.


d1 ne Less Of the steamer Indies.
LONDON, September GA Calcutta dis
patch announces the loss Of the steamer In
dies with Alb coolies. .Ia
Death Of Member of Parliament.
Donald Dalrymple, member OF Farlia
naent for Bath, lie dead.
Internationals in Spain.
1t is stated that there are SO, 900 members
of the International Society in Spain.
Rumored War in Morocco Denied.
The report that civil war had broken out
in Moroeso between a son aud brother of
the deceased Emperor il untrue
Bribery of the NewGate Officials.
Both of the swardens Of Newgate, who
were charged with bribery in connection
with the plot for the release of the Bank of
England forgeIs, have been dismissed, not
understanding the charges were declared I'M
founded. 1t is probable that they will seek
legal redress. The forgers are confined in
separate cells of the prison, and strict
watch is kept over them.
The London Press ON the Money Panic.
The London Times commenting upon the
financial panic in New York, saws, in view
of the extraordinary prosperity Of the
United States and the high price of govern
nnent bonds, the present muet be regarded
as simply an effort OF the financial system
to get rid of its dishonest element. |
The Daily Telegraph says such local
trouble as The suspensions in New York
seem to be merely the rank outgrowth of
exuberant prosperity and accessories to
progress which does not for moment halt.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-21
MARKETS..


NEw YoRx, September 20, Evening-Cotton closed
dull and nominal; middlings lsA 9l9he. Sales to
bales, Futures closed firm; sales 81 900 bales al
follows: September 10 &c; October l75xca17 IL Ice
November IL oil ZIG; December l! p 0I7 7l6c.
The monetary panic unsettled the market for
breadstuffs generally; the prices for all descrip.
tons are nonlinally lower, with not enough doing
to fairly establish the market. - rF4
Flour sold in small lots to LEGAL trade at $t63 20
for common to fair extra Southern; So 25du for
good to choice do. Wheat dull at 2d4c lower, ow-
ing to the difficulty in negotiating exchange;
shippers are not in the market to any material tx
tent; closed III 46dl 40 for Iowa spring. ST. Al
ID for Chicago ST. 81 for winter red Western
81 70 for white Western. 81 4o0l 4, for spring.
ern mixed 66 a67c for sail do 81 68c for high mixed
and yellow Western. Pork quiet and easier; 8 IS
dull he &C crude se Go
ceries quiet. Naval stores dull. Freights quiet. =
No regular money market. Gold closed LII "a
III. Nothing doing in State bonds.
MsNPHIs, September O-Departed-Susie Silver.
for New Orleans City of Augusta, for White river;
Fort Gibson. for Arkansas river; Grand Tower for
St. Louis. Weather clear and cool.
CINCINNATI, September 20-The financial dis
turbances OF the East have attracted much Of the
business attention, and the general market is
and firm at @7d7 Is. Wheat quiet ut 81 40 Germ
3 rm at SOC Oats quiet and firm at 380i5c. Pro-
visions quiet with little doing quotations largely
steam held at 8 Sc kettle steady at go a8hc Bulk
rleats quiet: held at nc for shoulders; clear rib
u clear &c Bacon quiet; shoulders S7s dsc clear
st. Louis, September 20.-C0tton dull and nominal;
niddling l8kc Flour quiet and weak, only
small order trade. Wheat dull and lower; No Q
'prlnS Chicago i Us; winter dull and dropping
hot quotably lower; No. red fall s IS; No 3 red
winter 5 | So. al 50. Corn dull, market unset.
,l ed and lower No mixed 47c in elevator. Oats
tor, closing at inside figure. Whisky firm at
DC. Pork dulii small lots SIG 5O1l6 rs. Bacon
!ull and weak, only very small order trade. Lard
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-21

Curious are the grog bills Of our grand.
fathers, and not pleasant to contemplate
when one thinks Of inherited and congenital
appetites. At Centre Bennington. Yer,
mont, lives MIR. George W. Robinson: a Gu.
rious collector of historical relics Among
other treasures he has petty ledger of the
old Catamount Tavern of revolutionary
fame, and from this we learn that General
Ethan Allen, who has not usually been
thought man destitute of natural courage.
did not disdain Dutch courage either, for
his score. mainly for stimulants, kept by
the Catamount, running from January,
l7S5. to little past January, 1886, footed
up nine pounds one shilling six pence, though
we must deduct from the lot of the whole
one pound eighteen shillings charged for
pasturlng horse-an amount, therefore,
which does not properly belong to the alco-
holic debts. The gallant Generals credit,
we regret to say, is only five pounds two
shilllngs eight pence, from which it appears
that MS drink account does not differ from
many kept these modern days. The curious
book also throws light upon the values of
those times. We discover that "one mug
of grog" was sold FOB one shilling fopr
pence, and one gallon of rum for five sbiII-
lings-Provincial or Continental currencv.
we suppose. Az General Allen lived to
tolerably good old age, We may infer that
the strong waters Of those happy DAYS con-
tanned none Of that strychnine which = aid
now to be fearful characteristic of the
purest Bourbon.-Ne,c Fork Tribune.