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! aEEsTT 81 sDEATTxS. ~ rs 80
,,ed a, her residences July n ssas at 81 O'Clock
j! M. Mrs. MARIA A.. .rclict OF the late John
long and painful Illness which she bore With Shrss
tiais. forffsudes q q Q. - - F''N<'-'%@ :
Sad and silent Is onr household.
Cold In death our dear mother lies
Is Skehns f6ft aseas thty r1atisio3i Z az ~
,8 For mansion Ia the skies.
4, No more wen hear Thy gentle voice
AmonE tbs yioved ones here: resss -stisA
t2 Avacant place, an empty cnair.
"a Remine us all thou art not here. >.
!: Farewell, dear mother.
Her funeral will take place from her late resi- y
ence, No. 1900 west Clay street, al eado ~
Saturday EVENING. Relatives ana iriSn ,.,t W
the family are respectfully invited 10 aloeho "is'
ott lpI lieF noaSeff il, Faiy.jEa all uI lantl !
Died in this city, on Monday, July aftST era ifong
and painful Illness, Mfss LBClE a. W. AZ; -
dnnghter Of Mrs H. MS9d e 70 sae o.sr ana
many frcnds mourn their loss. she had maze nsf
reace with God. and died with the happy nope oi
meeting some dear friends who had gone oeIQIe'
SIZE was of an amiable and kind disposition ana oe
lofed by all who knew her. She died OF consuinp
uon, and broken heart, caused BY troubie. iaiAJ
IN Her languisltng head Is at rest, ,r nj
Its think1nE and aching are DER;
Hs ssll s. heaVe sf 81 a aEsas no
); -siGF-- 80 DITli2 I'faa tpiSpI IA FRIE1sp.h
Died. at his residence, ftypipad fever on IN TIE
aged sixty years, eight months and i've days.
t H sb1 1qsr M sfs RVS nd
alta O'Clock. The friends and acquaintance Oh Ahe
family are respectfully requested TO attenu. 49,
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Meeting of the Board of Visators-Am'
..E.t rf DOrtane Business. ..f aHEr'
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.Js bt

| Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.J ht@'
!. MONTGOMERY WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
Va, July The Board of Visitors of the hee
virginia Agricultural College. after a two tHWoo
days. session, adjourned last night at late
hour. Present: Governor Walker, DR..
Black, Hon. John Goode, Colonel Taylor,
Messrs. Stuart and Beverley, Colonel Penn,
and DR.. Ruffner. ',,.e p, b.t s-s@'-t ,ass5 y
The location of the college buildings
very important matter-was deferred to an
other meeting. :, Some change was made in
assigning classes to different professors. ri
The salaries of the professors were fixed
at $1,000, and the presidents at $4,000.
Standards of admission were more definitely
decided upon, and other business of minor
Importance was disposed Of. '" .E -.
90. The Board was greatly encouraged at the
prospects of the school, and speak in most
complimentary terms of the efficiency OF the
faculty. 10 -'a b IT, tl,
The next meeting will be held at Blacks.
burg on the second Tuesday in August, 1874,
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.,,ccess of .yery depsftaient OF rsictlo5s
g. our institution, lisske this htiHsle pevs
~ ~, TINT Won srbplyns with arms La Tn
.asaaer ne are sby the eolvicti9
thai ~ No one more tran yoiRself eciatfg
LA. .nar,. w honestly undertaken and well exSs
mr, without the assistance of arms our
theory NAV be good, but our practice OF
sr m;Iiiary tactics sifalst 6esibpefpst.
q Respectfully, sT6DEHTs."
received ting p1per with 3
curious ,smile,Iand ON reading lit essu lI
|. them. that their request should be, granted,
aad that at the commencement of the next
sessinn. they Should have the much deslrel
en,,inments. Then, In few words exeeeGs
;nolv WelLtjmed. reminding them that only
% educated gentlemen; could they be reA
men nud.true soldiers, dismissed the, parade
amid loud and prolonged cheers from Ing ny
griti6ed seldi r.boys.iI1sti9 ,zIys, =. .s.tI
e5In tbe evening. at Sfo'eIOGk, the chuTch
was again crowded to oyerfoYing to witness
ii contest bw3ther young men the MalEy
Iieerary Society for. two gold medais hisn .
were offered to the best orator and tne pess
debater in the Society, to be awarded ,py z
committee of three dtsinterested gentlemen
selected from the audience. The commttee
consisted of Captain Il: c. Morton, OF bose.
to,irt Robert Beverley, Esq, OF Fauquitel )
and CAPTAIN s. Hetb, of Montgomery
After an appropriate eulogy onthe iat e
Commodore, Maufy. (which was very wen
Delivered by Ed. Gallon, OF Pr1nce En- =,
ward county. the contest was opened eytt.
w Evans. of Campbell county--suGlees'
/" There ia no Death"-followedlb I q: O =.
p,,rdv of Brunswick a Name"
The anestion, g Which is the greater cyl,
war or Tnteunperapce,p was then argued 40
tba affirmative by D. w. Lynch, w ashlngton
,eo,,nty,v and J.H. Hoge MONTGOMERY; an
the negative by A.. B. Bate, of BrunsWlcck
eorinty. and A. B. Davis, of Pittsy lVanla. q
The orators medal was awarded to R.,O-
purdy. and the debater's medal to- D.iW I.
lynch, The presentation was, made by
Hon. John Goode, Jr., Of Norfolk, in two OF
he bappiest little speeches we have ever had
the pleasure of listening to.bnr.2 9dI 2Gai.r
+ The speechesi of the young, men, were re-
mia.rkabie flor their conception, argument,
and delivery, and we have rarely had SO IS d
a treat from such, youthful speakers. abe
Grafton of Mr.. PuFdy is deserving OF special
mention. Though a youth only fifteen
years of age, his composition and delivery
would have well become a mature man in
wears and attainments, and indicate the pos
session of no ordinary talents. We would
venture to predict for him brilliant future.
After short addresses from Professor Davis,
of the college; Captain J. 81. Tyler, Of Pu-
iaski; General Ronald, OF Blacksburg, and
other gentlemen who responded, briefly
to the loud calls made upon them, the COM
mencement exercises of the first session Of
the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
College closed with the apostolic benedlction
from Rev. w. F. Wilhelm, of Blacksburg.
p. BoTEToURT. &
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STATE AGRICULTURAL AND ME
CHARHCAL COLLEGE.

STATE AGRICULTURAL. AND ME.
CHARTCAL COLLEGE.
REVIEW OF THE CADETS BY GOVERNOR
wALKER-CELEBRATIO OF THE LITE
RARY soGIETIEs-PRIZE MEDAL
AWARDED. e. ~ -. .."' ! 9.
Especial Correspondence Of the DispatchI
!, BEAGKsBURa, Va, July Chill p. Nc.
Governor Walker reviewed the two mill
tary companies at 6so'clock. d The military
display, tho fine evening, and, withal, the
Governor, attracted a large crowd to the col
lege campus. A. live Governor has not been
seen IN Biacksburg for many yearg The
Young soldiers performed some difficult evo-
lutions, marched and countermarched like
old veterans. Your correspondent although
having some knowledge of military tactics,
did not detect single bIunder; and the
crowd were loud in their praises of the ex-
cellent drill and solderly appearance of the
battalion. AT the close Of dress-parade The
officers, marching to the Governors stand,
salutlng, presented on the part OF their com.
mand the following petition: askS
I" To- HIS .Erceilency Gilbert @ Walkers.
..sHonored Sir,-We, the students Of the
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege, feeling q deep interest In the perfect
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grdss should &c allowed to Apd sessne
schpols with the whites. Til anpnssRce %
thase misguided Africans 10 a9st iasgpeIas
bic Indeed, we are JON as senfdefsspae 2
reaction against them viii soon &c. y essn
liz the northern States as we couia 20 =. any !.
Itbing stir in tthefuture; and that when it
dos SET In the negroes will find that, like the
-grledy dog IN Che fable, they have lost all
rshsy had ID tying tolgcs what did not be-
long 10 them. --,.-.-l.-1-s,.,
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ADJUSTMENTS.
MONDAY, JULY IA, 1873.
iccaNN,s FOURTH CONCERT and PICNIC

From the great success of my three previous eff
forts have the pleasure Of informing my friends
and the public generally that any ,,,s,.-
"H E1IrRTH FRANZ. CONCERT and PICNIC
- 'ffiIsrwil take place at A-,tZI--t g. ~ ,is
! E. j. EUKER'S SPRING PARK
on the above date. Music by the FIRST VIRGINIA
1 Having entire charge Of the Park, for Monday,
lith instant, the wll be stocked with tle5 PES
II fs1nJJN. Refreshments, iCo-cream, &c. will be
furnished ON the grounds BY. Mrs, kobe.
Adiuission': Gentlemen. rs cents No charge tor
1adies- Gates open ut 3,P. III. promenade music
from q to 81 P. ii. Dancing from 10 II T: NJ -,
IN should weather prove juntavoTahie, wv VIII
rbme off on Ieth jy 8-WS&M3t
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EXCURSIONS.
SUMMER TICKETS.

The JAMES RIVER STEAMBOAT COMPANY
ARE, now issuing tickets to BRANDON WHARF,
trfp. Steamers leave daily Sundays excepted) at
81 a. NJ, and arrive at r. NJ. Tickets for sale, on
board Steamers, aud good for that DAY only. ~ =
Also. to Vue de l'Eau or Old Point, $3.50; to Fue
dc rEau or Old Point and return, 81.
IL is-Im -s1r~',iL. B. lTATUM, General Agent.
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no TOBACCO MANI FACTURERS.

ADVANCES OFsEvENTYP PER CENT. IN CASH
- - OF TAX-PAID VALUE .s.~.'--
will be made on consignments to our house, IN
TEREST AT RATE OF SIX PER CENT; per
annun.. We authorize sight drafts. with bill IT
lading, for amount OF lax on shipments, and viii
send balance or advance after receipt Of goods
PROMPT RETURNS nude with check for balance
Immediately on sale Of goods.
Gallo " brands Of MASS LICORICE.
!T''"7 - va .E5'' HOFFMAN, LEE & CO. =.
10. ,...... Tobacco Commission Merchants,
| '63 Exchange Place, Baltimore, Nd
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A Woman Describes the Shah.
KATE FIELD writes a very interesting let
ter to the Tribune from Mountaineering
because it is SOssipY:

KATE FIELD writes a very interesting let
ter to the Tribune from misunderstanding
because it is gossipy: 4
III neverwas so ashamed Of myself as was to-
day confessed an agreeable Al. d., r T., SEof Two s
the Shah See him did. He looks like n crafty
Parsee merchant and fac fools we are making OF
dignihed lOoxer-on, why. ! thought hewas gilded
all over; and the brute has no manners" No
manners and very bad taste remarked another.
i've attendants amused themselves by cutting the
flowers out Of the palace carpets and the heads out
patronized the Car, and told him to 30 on In his
present course. He, the King Of Kings, approved
.Ah, hut the bsnque! at Berlin Il must have been
eats with his fingers, aud whenever he dlsliked q
dish he took the food out Of bis mouth aud threw it
hiui Here, too, he first drank champaSne, and be!
came screwed whereupon Lord Russeil turned TO the
seSch Em9assador saving IT appears TINT the
les chats sont gris'" (rhisis the nestet double Pun,
Russell, who is one of the wttiest of EnelishmenJ
:" The Shah approved Of Kaiser Williams but dts
liked the Empress and ON taking leave Of her hus;
band expressed great surprise that she should be al
lowed oexisi. advise you TO get lid Of that old
Augusta were the Shsts last words at Berlin. !,
cesslvely nervous about entertaining the Persian
drawing-rooms he feared tile destruction OF yajn;
able paintings aud furniture, but beyond dlTt aio
not realize his expectations. The King OF Kings
spat on the audience u the opera, but otherwise ne
hayed well enough ais followers had mama, aoa
carriage they would get out, Insisting upot
being driven from moruing until night, IN S Sonss
quence Of which the royal horses are almost oeaa'
That double pun is worth translating To-
the benefit Of people who do not read th'
reports Of Abe proceedings Of the Educa
tional Association. What the French am
bassador said was: Y s,s,s IS. 81,
That Is worry natural: in the night all cat
[cttats--shahs1 are gray Etipss or gray.
But after reading the above who woult
wish to see The Shah in this eountrya Per
haps he chews tobacco in COMPANY IA grieY
orls'social offence in Europe. g.s 4
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

HAVE THREE NEIGHBORHOOD
i COWS with young CALVES for sale at auction
at the horse.lo, in rear Of Johnsons stable, at IL
! iylo-1tx 80 ''I,t.. al ''.' 606 Leigh street.
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nFFICE CAPITAL BUILDING. FUND
W ASSOCIATION, RICHMOND. July r., 1873 -
The regulars sc mi monthly meeting Of this ASsoca,
tion will be held at The Office of the Southern utua
There are few OF the shares not taken. Parties
desiring them are Invited to call at the above place
and the treasurer will wait on them. BY order.
AZ Iosot - - - =. j. q. HILL, Secretary.
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NORFOLK, VA, July Z, 1873.

NO n. L. SMITH, ESQ. NORFOLK,
Il VA Dear Sir,-I accept your challenge for the
two races as published in the Richmond DLspdtch
vi the sth fustant-one race on the Norfolk track
on the 10Th Of July, and the other on the Hermitage
track on the sth OF August, between bay mare
Nellie, of Norfolk. and my horse Bay SAM pacing
In harness. best three in five, for $500 aside each
rnce-exccpt that name the e5th or July for INC
Norfolk race instead Of the 10TH II you accept my
change OF. date, telegraph me at once.
,lS'.'. ~ Very respectfully; :, ,,,pvrv
iDANyIrIE,VA., July II; 1873. - jy12-lt
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DIVIDENDS.

I OFFICE ALBEMARLE INSURANCE CoMPANY,l
CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, July 3, 1879. s
THE PRESIDENT AND, DIRECTORS
| L of this institution have declared a SEMI-AN-
NUAf DIVIDEND of FOUR PER CENT, NET,
payable on and after the 18th instant. n ~ &, ~ !,
! Richmond stockholders Will receive their dlVt-
dends from the company'sagent,
sr-y = J.sH. MONTAGUE,
Nv ll-3t 'fsA@2''&- i'|t ss'"1 I19 Main street.
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BOOKS, STATIONERY. de. q


VOLUME XXI. GRATTAN, will be
/, Y ready for delivery THIS DAY al 10 o'clock,
when our numerous subscribers to 1t viii be. sun.
piled. Price, 10 by mail 1910. Orders by mall or
-SF1Ss ''' - WEST, JOHNSTON & CO., -
12-st az LAW and General Bpok sellers. a
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A WN1NGs-PREafIUM STENCIL
IA W0RKsLsfAl9Nfalts co I. Haanufacturers
of PLAIN and FANCY AWNING for stores ores apd
BRssD.cUTqINa, and WuO D-ENGRAVlNE
work Southwest corner Of Fourteenth and Main
streets, under Cohen's bank, Richmond; Va - Y
-jy s-im tsSss at.tll Lttl-
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Ann RI,ACKSMITHS'

NFACHINIsTS, AND BLACkSM!THS
lNH UNION. No. 2, OF vIRG1NIA.-Brothers,-S.
You are requested to attend a regular meeting OF
this Union at Rupert's Hail. 600 Broao sIes e ~
hT iv I9eits 2 N''ii M.P.JOYCE, Secretary.
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The undersigned having been appointed GentruS
Agents to- tie State Of Virginia Of the dbort .nrs'
cLass, tiberdl, ind prompt-paying Marine Com
pany,ar prepared 70 take Marine and lniand sa'l-
gstionr on merchandise freight Of YES
sells to all partsof ,khe1oorld upon the most htern
terms and respectfully solicit the patronage OF ''e
public. p
Policies Issued making loss payable 10 gold 81 IL
sterling. at the Office of the companys hanSefs' III
Liverpool If desired i,"s'.e
!. THOMAS M.iALFRIEND \ son,
| No. north Tenth street
lie e7-1m 1860 (Shafer's Building.
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MEETTNGs.t

NTOTICE-I. o. o. F.-To the $500
In members OF FIFTH o g HSSssSG
LODGE, No. 90, I. q. .. F.: Ion aEeSSS8S5SsS<-
Ing OF your lodge on sU MIA 9niy 1873, o.
2ioelock p pay the last SAD tribute OF aesbsrs
tolotr deceased brother SamuelT. HUGE. tmemoe.s
of sister Lodges are fraterna!iy invited 70 uphte
With us Hall corner Ninth and Broa1 sTrseLs. Dy
oI l.. 70 VI ~ tne ~ " Secretary.
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! yv1,OEs A1gHs GesAz

r--e ROOas 49, eae $3.50. =.
d (s0A1asAS 2 49, ' dkL AND WOOD.
4 ~, III NJ AisxsD s1SsErH STREETS.
asg ~ pa r sisfs' 1901
also, nes ,g,,1 prices. Extra
eSo asI ordering as winters supply rrRRoUes,
= a.,. Main aud Seventh s.rsessi
E--B.-BENTLEY, corner q Ga !s;s rsng
EIs Ninetsentl streets sg TTH Iils II o
sgsDssios fs saPP,s SsAAhHa fl
s9Sl9fEskb All Ef fn'ti asagss prices Orders
specially solicited.
,215snAIJI 1CoALl xCoALt1aS TT 4
~ 4, ;,ox lpSrte,pared 70 furnish CLoyEs aIIL
coz snSfR aahess 4 iee G9xI summer p.
SOW i shs time e l T. v Jsst1 Sits
/ ---~--'-s7 Office Glover Bill YARD,
|,,E,J a.amf 81 IL Tighth street 9ey2ndByEa. =
DTJY FUEL NoW.-In, ~: yard q, :! and ID to sa ar
i've ls5gs sgRplklsss efff
rseishedj, ana the celebrated IA n ILL.
Lump, Asi end nd E4 4sbsI. pneaaaiied for steam
s GSh eoeki1s S6RE a sgsst s.sI,
TorabIe Contracts naes With ID Civ
amd state Buy without delay as prices gre eer
tain,y and materially advancing - 2. ~, -
Az sole by steam OF Ins Ne
and popular KlNpLiNG ,S.Stsst ofieeonSny
and Convenience at offices corner MINI ana Sasry5
and iii Main street. Examine m prisses anS fgei
Before buying ts Fly u y. j. s1WAlAlN s.- :
EYVTODDfiWooD!CoA LL-O ne hundred
y selling NJ ID per Cord on the Basin bank also
GOALS of all descriptions Of suiErnef Fes
sons m wht vim please give, me cali. ss
-. r. q. GARY, No. ~. Elgh nas streets Il
u Lin, MI Aear: Pasn
/ 4 AM NOW PREPARED TOIFURNISH
4 fine hest RstS Ash SAnthracite, Gumberands and
tGioverssHiu COAL al, summer prices. al Goa!
weighed andfu weight guaranesa III "a,
Paroles desiring to- buy their winter supply WGnld
do well to examine MY coal before purchasing eise
where E. s. WOODBRIDGE, 17i2 DOCK Strset, g
ID 27l3rni between Seventeenth and EignlecnIn:.
ANTHRACITE, CUMBERLAND and
~ VIRGINIA COAL Of the first quality AZ
Wholesale ana retaII, ,-,lIruE} SSst'2-F'gt}Sg
1'se, = : I PEiToN r. CARRfNeToN, q ~
T. 1725 and 1927 Cary street..
IEf between iTtlr and 18th streets:
ofN B. Ihaye procured the services O ntI:
D. fPoITIAUx, who has been engageu ~ lils Soa1
busiaess mary years, and well Rnownln QUIZ c's'P
10 a-3m;9slI 13nl liz nnL-n------ 1910
:. Al NTHRAeyITE CoAL.-I am prepared
~ IN furnish Lykeus Valley and Loroefry hsa
Asn Goals at low figures; also, bnamoEm MndT
Ash. full supply Of Cumberland Soal on asi
aud for sale at the loWeSL s, e would
do well to see me before purchasng II, y, i4J
~ W " tA ~ ~ -.I."1.TIr WRIT ROBERTS
te II 81 corner Seventeenth and DOCK streets:
= T.pCE SUPPLY OLA CITE
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OOD!CUAL!--Syle uuHutesI
wv. and afty cords good dry ,Itner o0D, WHICH
selling at per cord an The Bssin PAM sse
one III vr,it Seif please give ME CALL ltErs sSs
' :, r. q. GARY, Ne. Ilsf Eighth street. 81
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THIRD DAYS PRocEED1NGs.

| HONORS AND tPlflAtSs : ,f...tassf
/ he committee to inquire into the spropri-
tty oil employing honors and prizes as stimuli
Iants IN the process Of education (of which
the Rev, e. II. Phillips. OF Staunton, is
chairman) being, for satisfactory reasons, un'
prepared to report, was continued until next
year. a.. s.,.,sy gsJs.t ,4EH .aLy... f:,al,as.
A report on The sequence of the study Of
languages, ancient and modern, defining the
stage at which, relatively, each should DC
begun, from the, pen OF the chairman, Pro-
lessor, j.. A. Turner, of Hollins Institute
was lin the unavoidable absence OF that gen.
tlemen) presented, and, at bis, request read
| by Professor Joynes- II g,s.,zis:, DIS. h.r
Mr., Turner thinks that ,sfIthe study Of
Latin should precede the study of any other
language, English excepted, and, that j,
should be begun, according to-, circum'
stances, when the pupil is, from ten to thir-
teen years DID," BE. says further: Latin
should be studied perhaps, two years before
| Greek is begun. Ii French and German
are studied in, schools, as opposed to col.
leges, one of them might be begun, say
French, when Greek is, and the other year
later" i 49,, :. .s.,.,..s1
The report Of Professor Turner was an
elaborate and thoughtful paper. We regret
| that We have not; time for further extracts
"A. concise report relative to late text beoks
in psychology, from the. pen of Professor
John Hart, Of shuntop, WAS, in the un'
avoidable absence OF that gentleman, and by
his request, presented and read by Mr. l.,
rs Blackboard. The report is mostly re.
view Of the Eemeatsef Intellectual Science,
By President Porter of Yale College. Its
toaeis generally commendatory. a
sPELLlEG AND READING. IA i'd:
An elaborate and interesting report was
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snAIJf GOAL1l FCOALt

Am now prepsred g furnish s gLUs g nr.caa
c0 az Of aNsITfHRACfTE COAL, i,
sS Is The time 70 Icy i ye,.1rI aner
---@~-''-E,- Office Clover Hln yard,
49,, ~ . q sTipi1tfl street beyoud Byrd. 7
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IN ri RENTL EY, ,carneE- Of AahAs saaM
H. C1ncfe emil, streets can furnish 81 iow 81
nrides Sai. supply Nj. EfesaIs. fof
superior ,,i sIsE wors
NN W SLyoVEk HILL at5agents pfieesi ~ s.am
.r-,Igc
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-11

the provisions of this act: and no member
of any association which shall have taken
the benefit oi this act shall enter or hold
any other lands un Ter its provisions; and
all persons calming under section TWO
hereof shall be required TO prove tht re.
spective rights and pay for the lands filed
upon within one year from the time pre-
scribed for ding their respective claims;
and upon failure TO file the proper notice,
or to nay for the land within the require
period. the same shall be subject to entry
by any other qualified applicant;
See. 5. That in case OF conflicting claims
upon lands where the improvements snail
be hereafter commenced, priority OF pos
session and improvement, followed ny
proper filing and continued gool tMth,
shall determine the preference right To
purchase. And also where improvements
have already been made at the date OF the
passage of this act, division of the land
claimed may be made by legal suOdlvls
ions, to include, aS near "a may DC, INT
valuable improvements OF the Respective
parties; and the Commissioners OF the ten
eral Land-Otfice shall be, and Is hereby
authorized to issue all needful rules and
regulations for carrying into effect the
provisions of this act.
Sec. 6. That nothing in this act shall oe
construed 10 destroy or impair any right:
which may have attached prior to its pass
age, or to authorize the sale OF lands valu
able for mines of gold, silver, or copper
Approved, March 3, 1878.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-11
General Nature-No. I'LL

AN ACT authorizing joint entry by pre-
emption settlers, and for other purposes.
BE u enacted By the .S',ldte and House Of
R representatives. Of the United States Of Anler.
'Gn IN Congress assembled, That when set
Elements have been made upon ayricul-
turaI public lands of the United states,
prior to the survey thereof. and It has been
or shall be ascertained, after the public
surveys have been extended over such
lands, that two or more settlers have linz
DfOvements upon the same legal suDdlvlS-
ion, 1t shall be lawful for such settlers to
make joint entry OF their lands at the local
Iand-oftice, or for either of said settlers 10
enter into contract with his cO-settlers to
convey to them their portion of said land
after patent is issued to him, and, after
making said contract, to file declaratory
statement In his own name, and prove up
and pay for said land, and proof Of joint
occupation by himself and others, and OF
such contract with them made, shall be
equivalent to proof OF sole occupation and
presumption by the applicant: PTUUfded,
That in no case shall the amount patented
under this act exceed one hundred and
sixty acres, nor shall this act apply to
hands not subject to homestead or pre-
emptiOR entry.
Sec. O. That effect shall be given to this
oct by regulations TO he prescribed by the
Commissioner Of the General Land once.
= Approved, March 3. 1873.