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ToL-SHoT.--'i The Worcester Gazette gives the
details of the tragedy that occurred in that
city on Sunday, in which jealous husband
WINS shot by his wife. Fog some time past
Enoch Hill, the victim of the savage assault,
and his wife have lived unhappily together.
Sunday Mrs. Hill went to New Worcester to
visit her parents, her husband leaving her to
make the call alone, and promising to meet
her there in the evening on condition that
she would watch for bis coming at the win
dow. After meeting his wife in accordance
with their agreement, they started toward
home. Their conversation soon grew ami
mated, and mutual recriminations were
fully INDUCED in. Their talk continued
ill-natured until they had arrived within
but short distance of their home,
when Mrs. Hill asked her husband to
take her sunshade, and having given it to
him she put her hand in her pocket, took
out pistol, unnoticed by him, and said,
"Let me kiss you" As she said this she
reached her arm around him, and with the
pistol but q few inches from his back fired 4
ball in bis left side. Both the husband and
wife were industrious and intelligent peo-
pie, and bore excellent regulations in the
community in which they lived. The shot
has not proved fatal as yet, but fears are en-
tertained that the man cannot recover, as
the ball has probably reached his left hung.
beyond the reach of probing. Mrs. Hill
was arraigned on Monday, and, pleading
not guilty, she was held in $4,000 for sx-
on the 7th of October.
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"BoR1SG."-The Pennsylvania Constitu-
tional Convention on Thursday passed
through committee Of the whole a section
recurring that &e offence of "boring"
should be defined and punished by law. IN
der this provision s'boring' will include
"any corrupt solicitation of members OF the
General Assembly or of public officers of the
State, OF of any municipal division thereof,
and any occupation or practice as a common
borer for or against the passage or approval
of laws" 1t is intended to strike at the
"third house, and if possible TO eNtlrpale
it; but as the advocates Of good as well as Is
bad bills may justly be termed borers," it
might be used to prevent solicitation from
GOOD citizens for good legislation. If, how
ever, it should abolish all borers, ana de-
prive the legislator of any shield except his
own conscience for his public acts, II mlghl
prove of value to the Commonwealth ana Il
relief to public Observation-Disclosures
To11or
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AN IMMENSE OYSTER ESTERPRIsE.-Mr.
Meals, president of the New Jersey Land
and Improvement Company, is at st, Mi
chael's for the purpose of starting a new
feature in the oyster business there. The
company own extensive tracts of land and
water-rights at Barnegat bay, on the Jersey
coast, said to be the most desirable place in
the country for planting oysters. Mr.. Neal
proposes to purchase 100000 bushels Of
Miles River oysters at once at forty cents
per bushel, and ultimately to enlist the oys-
termen in the enterprise by making them
shareholders in the company. He is very
sanguine of success.-EaSton (lid.) Star Of
September 30.
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S>nteSbUrG.
...,.o 80 -r,e Richmond DispatCh.

.,.,,rrsN,niCnCc OF the Richmond DlstAtch'I
l,rrrEsr,-R,, October 4, 1873.
Two Grand Radical rally at the courthouse
No, mcn!iNuahly grand in any sense.
,I,. ,,irM Was most favorable, and the
'.,..> wcrr secured Tx brass bands and iltn-
lotions for some hours before the speak
The crowd IN attendance was not SO
49,. ..., - has l'ccn frequently drawn to hear
,r,... nr rapham. and there was certainly
.-.-,5,ri no spark of enthusiasm. Ry-thc-by.
~. 1,Drhcs made the significant admission
=. ,l,i> was the largest crowd he had met in
-. travels. The crowd. l repeat, was by
means 50 large as that which attended
" Tolerated and ridiculous triangular dis
..,:on between Porter. Popham, and
....,l II WA, mostly made up.of negroes.
-. .., y-os notable want Of attention, the
.,. ~: ,,canut.,tand> was vocal and hag-
...,.. and the speeches were as heavy as
.,',, I1tnkctS. M1>>r>. Hughes, Chandler,
,..', and Graham were the actors. McsSrs.
,...-,.,. and ,,lnll left this morning for
>, ~, ,n,o1,;h 10 I'LL an appointment in that
!. 1--WE rxccuN,y Committee Of the Farm
.,,,,,n,iI W Virginia ana North Carolina
,,,,,r,,-nr q call <ummoning that body to
~ ,bi> cNy in adjourned session some
... .,~>t month. ~ the same time certlt-
w.. v,Il he sen: ~ superintendent III the
.,,-..,, counties for the election OF dele.
-... .n the Council. This organization, II
....1 hc remembered. is not III the nature
ra Patrons uC llusbandry, but has DC
,.,,inn and concerted action III the ~
....,.- pf agriculture for its objects, ana
.......:. about !. 40 secret feature. Two ScS-
~. Co.rr:iS have already been held
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The HHOlSt0n Fair.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
AgISGDoS. VA. October 3, 1873,

Correspondence OF the Richmond DlSpatch.l
ABINGDON, Va, October 3, 1878.
The Holston Fair concluded to-day. Sad
dle-horSes and buggy-horses were exhibited.
The number of really fine horses present at
this fair has astonished the majority Of the
visitors. One gentleman said that, with an
experience of twenty-four years of fair-soing,
this Vas the best exhibition he had ever
seen, considering number, blood, &c. The
whole thing was decided success, and the
weather delightful, the order excellent, ana
nothing to mar the pleasure of the large
crowd. There was the usual winding-up
displays of ragamuflins, mule-raclng, %c., I'LL
of which was enjoyed as usual.
The, frost on wednesday was quite sharp
one, lut we have heard of no serious dam
age.
Governor Walker is advertised to speak
here next Monday.
Our banks are all right.
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Rev. DR.. William Adams has accepted the
chair of Sacred Rhetoric in the Union Iheo-
logical Seminary Of New York.
After taking drink of carbolic acid (mIs'
taking it for brandy, the other aay, MI VII:
Clamp, of Menosha, Wisconsin, threw MS
arms ri around his wife's neck and died in TWO
minutes.
Mr.. Sumner yields to the advice Of 4 II
friends, and will not lecture this season. IL lie
viii have to buy fewer rare books and old
pictures; for to get the means ior the n IN
of the leading motives of his lecturlng pur'
poses.-Springield Republican,
Mrs. Jennie B. Stevens is appointed post
master at Providence, Campbell county, va
r. Comfy is appointed postmaster at e LAMBS amS
deceased. Anderson NJ. Waite is appointed
westminster at Sinks Grove, Monroe county
Va, nee William c. Waite, resigned.
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APA1sFUL REPoRT.-- [Salem Register J.
Rev. DR.. William L. Munsey, the great pull
pit orator of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. has, We learn from a gentleman Just
from Greenvile, Tenn, become a perfect
wreck. Our informant states that he is con-
stantly seen drunk on the streets, and his
associates are of the lowest character. He Is
intensely profane, poorly clad, and is with
out friends or money.
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r'.
DEATByALLEy.-Lhe Beaver Utab) En-
terprise has the following respecting recent
visit to this noted valley:
"The Valley of Death-a spot almost as
terribeaas the prophets Valley of Dry
Bones-lies just north of the old Mormon
road to California, region thirty miles long
by thirty broad, and surrounded, except at
two points, by inaccessible mountains. 1t is
totally devoid of water and vegetation, and
the shadow OF bird or wild beast never
darkens its white, garing sands. The Nan
sas Pacific RAILROAD engineers discovered it,
and also some papers which showed the fate
of the last Montgomery train, Which came
south from Salt Lake in 1850, guided by
Mormon. When near Dcath-Faley some
came to the conclusion that the Mormon
knew nothing about the country, so they
appointed one Of their number leader, and
broke oil from the party. The leader
turned due west; 20 with the people
and wagons and flCckS he travelled three
days, and then descended into the broad val
ley. whose treacherouS mirage promised
water. They reached the centre, but only
the whites, and bounded by searching peaks,
met their gaze. Around the valley they wan
dercd, and one by ole the men died, and the
painting flocl1s stretched themselves in death
under the hot sun. Then the children, cry
ing for water, died at their mothers breasts,
and with swollen tongues and burning vitalS
the helpless mothers followed. Wagon alter
| wagon was abandoned, and strong men tot
tered and died. After q weeks wandering,
dozen survivors found some wafer in the
hollow of rock in the mountain. 1t lasted
but Il short time, when all died but two, who
escaped out of the valley and followed the
trail Of their former companions. Eighty
seven families, with hundreds Of animals,
perishcd here; and now, after twenty-three
years, the wag CONS stand still complete-the
iron work and tires are bright, and the shrl-
yelled skeletons lie side by side"
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COMMITTED sulcIDE:-[salem Register; j
\ telegram was received here few days
ago, from Secor, ILL.,, informing the relatives
of Charles A. McCauley, formerly of this
place, and at one time editor of the Roanoke
Times, that that gentleman had committed
suicide by shooting himself through the
heart, on last Tuesday week ago. lie was
binary talents, of gentle and kind disposi-
ton. and beloved by all who knew him.
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:, TAINAGE's LATEST do not believe tnat
tho power of Christian song has yet peen
fully tried. believe that if you would rol
the Old Hundred and the Doxology through
Wall street it would put an end to the panic.
| believe that the discords and the sorrows
and the sins of the world are to be swept
ont bv heayen-born hallelujah.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN LOUISA COUNTY-A
SINGULAR Fredericksburg Star, 3d.
BY private letter from SpotSylvania county
we obtain the Information and some of the
particulars OF one of the most horrible and
saddenng attempts ut selt-destruction it has
ever been Our duty to chronicle. From said
letter we c6llate some Of the particulars Of
the sad affair, promising our statement that
our correspondent is perfectly reliable.
On Saturday last, September 18th, Mr.. "A.
J. Smith left the house OF Thomas Harris,
ESQ, in company with young MIR. Harris to
visit a neighbours house. They had pro-
ceeded but short distance-riding quietly
along the road-when suddenly MIR. Smith
put spurs to his horse and rode rapidly down
the road. Mr.. Harris, unable to account Tor
this singular conduct, rode rapidly after him,
and upon nearing the house OF MIR. Franklin
Vaughan found Mr.. Smith in the corner OF
the fence attempting to cut his throat. Mr.
Harris, who is delicate man, ana lame,
made no attempt to take the knife from MN,
but rather sharply ordered him to deSlst,
which he did. Mr.. Harris then rode to MI.
Vaughan's, where, fortunately, were iound
several gentlemen from spotsylVanE', VINO,
being informed of the affair, repaired q'Hckly
to the spot, and upon reaching IL louIa WI.
Smith again at work upon his throat, having
succeeded in hacking it in fearful manner.
DR.. c. G. Coleman having been sent for,
soon arrived, and pronounced the case an
almost hopeless one, the neck being terribly
lacerated and the wounds bleeding pro-
fusely. t0,on -
Mr.. Smith was about shutdown taken 10
the raiload to be sent to Charlottesville,
where bis wife and five children reside.
" Several days prior to this said affair MIR.
Smith had shown unmistakable symptoms
Of mental arrangement, caused, it is sup
posed, by financial troubles incident to the nj.
failure of a large firm with whom he had an
extensive contract to furnish timber.
The latest intelligence from Mr.: smltn re.
presents him as still alive and fully sensible
of his fearful condition.
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The New York theatrical critics unanl-
mol,sly condemn Salvinfs representation OF
Hamlet as not according Will Shakespeare :
conception Of the character.
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RICIIMoSD AND WELDON RoUTE,)
GENERAL NASAGER'S OFFICE,
RICHMOND, VA, July 90. 1879. }


rINHE TRAINS ON THIS ROUTE run
4 as follows:
The MAIL TRAINS leave Richmond at S A. u.
and 1:2O F. NJ, arrive ut Petersburg at $40 \. NJ.
and 2:36 =. NJ; arrive ut Weldon at ell A. NJ. and
0l5P. NJ.
FREIGHT TRAINS. with a passenger coach att
tachcd. leave Richmond for Petersburg at a. III.
and Z. NJ. and returning leave Peters urs at 800
A. N. and $3.50 L. W.
RETURNING NAL TRAINS ie.ye Weldon at
1910 y. N. ana 4:lo M, aud leave Petersburg at
ass A. VI. and 1865 Z. NJ. -
The SUNDAY EXCURSION Trains between
Richmond and Petersburg leave both places ut
A. NJ. and5 L. NJ
The Freight Trains win not run on SUNDAYS,
md the 1856 z. NJ. Mail Train will not leave Peters
burg on Sundays, aud the A. VI. Train Will NOT
leave Richmond on Mondays.
The MAIL TRAINS will not stop between Rich.
nond and Petersburg except at Manchester and
Chester.
Passengers for Norfolk will take the train leav-
Ing Richmond at l:20 7. NJ.
Passengers from Glover Hill will leave at 8 A. ~,
and returning leave Richmond al l2o p. NJ. daily
Except SilIldaysl.
Passengers viii take their meals ct Jarrasts 1lo-
tel and all trains leaving Petersburg will start from
the Westinghouse depot.
PULLMAN'S PALACE SI.ETPING-CARS are
attached to all the Night Mail Trains.
THOMAS FL. WYNNE, i
" % General Manager.
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ROANOKE CoLLEGE.-The attendance now
is much larger than ever before, and it BIDS
fair to have as large attendance rs any college
in the South. We hope it may.-Salem
ReQiSter.
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RICHMOND, YORK RIVER AND CHKsAPEAKr1
RAILROAD CoNSANY,
RICHMOND, july 81, 1879. }


RAILROAD CoAsANY, I
RICHMOND, july 81, 1879. }
IN AND AFTER THIS DATE PAS
~ SENGER and FREIGHT TRAINS on this
road will run as foows:
PASSENGER TRAIN for West Point leaves
Richmond at 3 2. NJ. and train frou, West Point
viii arrive Mt Richmond at 1880 A. VI. Oily (SuR-
DAYS excepted
The splendid steamer SUE, Captain A. {. hICKLy,
has been placed the route between West Point and
Baltimore to run In connection with this road, and
will make three trips week, leaving West Point
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, and SATURDAYS
on the NJ rival of the train, which leaves Richmond
ut p. NJ, arriving at Baltimore. next morning In
ample time TO connect with trains Tor the North
and West and leave Baltimore MONDAYS. w Ed
NESDhYS. and FRIDAYS II I T. d., connecting
ut West Point with the train due ut Richmond ut
1890 next morning
Fare TO Baltimore, IS colorcd pcoIie. -.
FREIGHT TRAIN, with passenger car attached,
for through freight only, leaves Richmond Tues
DAYS, Thursdays. and Saturdays at ! A. NJ. Through
freight received daily till 8 L. NJ.
FREIGHT TRAIN, with passenger car attached.
for freight between Richmond and West Point,
leaves Richmond Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays ut A. NJ. Local freight received Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdays tllleP. NJ.
EDW. +. FOLGER,
General Freight and 7 Ticket Agent.
WV. BRAGG. Master Transportation. jy u
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The first No. of the Salem (Roanoke couf
ty) Weekly Register has made its appearance
1t is fine-looking paper and is full OF news.
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The New York Express will stop for passengers
only at the following places between Richmond and
Greensboroviz., heidsvile, DanSllle, Boston, Clio.
YER, brakes Branch, Meherrin, Birkey1lle, and
Chula.
The New Orleans Express and the Through Mall
Trains east and west VIII stop at all regular sta
tons, and also ut hag-stations where Signafled.
Through tickets sold to all points south and west
and baggage checked through.
T. NJ. Il. TALCOTT,
se27 Engineer and superintendent
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Tic Loudoun Enterprise puD.isles all
campaign weekly.
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rIiESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAIL-
~ ROAD.-On and after 5th May, 1873, the lassen~
ger trains will run Us follows
WESTWARD.
MAIL TRAIN-Lraves Richmond $40 4. d.:
DAILY except Sunday, connecting win VIZ. C.s
Va NJ II C. =. railroad at G0rl0nsville ana Omar.
lottesyille, and arrives Ut White Sulphur Springs
~ EXPRESS TRAIN.-Leaves Richmond at 10 p.
NJ DAILY except Saturday, connecting at Gordons-
Vile with w.. c., Va NJ q. ). ailroad trains Tor
Lynchblrg and southwest, and arrives NJ Hunt-
lngton at $40 7. NJ next day. steamer leaves HTnt
ington on arrival OF the train, ana arrives NJ Cln-
cInnau at O'Clock next morning --,.
This train stops between Richmond ana Mnlte
Sulphur only ut junction; Gordonsylie Charottes-
'i Ai,ffiCoMMODA ALTON IRA IN.-Leaves Richmond
GordonsYille at B:46 z. NJ.
EASTWARD.
Steamer leaves Cincinnati tap. N. DAILY exc
cent Sunday, and arrives at Huntington III a.
- EXPRESS TRKIN.SLeaves Huntington atloA.
NJ DAILY except Sunday, and arrives ~ kichnT1na
III 4:3o A. NJ next day, connecting WITH trains
going south and with James river steamer Ior NOR
Richmond only ut Junction, GOrd0nsyilie, Guar"
lottesville, Staunton, Goshen, AliiDoro, ano eof"
ington rn,,.o sn,,h,- Xxx A ".
NE s. railroad at charlottesville and Gordons-
VAC RECOMMENDATION Srs TKAIN-Lsaves Gordons-
vile $50 ia, pAItx eScept sspdsys' eSn rairoaa
train from Lynchburg and southwest and arrives at
Fnr fyrther Information inquire at the company's
Office, on Broad near Seventeenth street
A. II. PERRY, General superintendent
JAMES +. NETuEnLAND, General Ticket Agent
my3
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SCHEDULE OF TRAINS.

RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND Porto.
MAC RAILROAD.
UP DAY MAIL leaves Byrd-Street station go
Am.
1920 p. NJ. Except on Sundays.)
UP ACCOMMODATIONS leaves Broad-Street
STATEN p. M. Except on Sundays.)
DOWN DAY MAIL arrives at Byrd-Street sta
DOWS NIGHT NAIL arrives at Byrd-Street sta
ton 40 A. NJ. Except on Mondays.)
DOWN ACCOMMODATION TEAM arrives at
Broad-Street station S:,7 A. NJ. Except OH Sum
days.) ...,
Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays ut Gas A. NJ,
connecting ut Quantico with the Alexandria and
Fredericksburg railway Returning, arrive at Broatt-
Street station on Tuesdays. Thursdays, and Satur-
DAYS ut $40 =. VI.
LSy order of General Superintendent.
' j. Is. GENTRY,
ara General Freight and Ticket Agent.
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ICE-CREAM!
will be furnished at the shortest notice at the
NAIS-sTREET ICE CREAM DEPOT,
1886 MAIN STREET.

MauagerSef PIC-NICS and FESTIVALS VIII eo
we'll tn Five me call before purchasing elsewne
WV rant to furnish only the best quality Of cream:
Orders to furnish cream on Sunday must be leitas
th SSS stSts ~ main and ornamental, CANDIES
French and American]. FRUITS, NUTS, ana
ERACKERS always on hand ut wholesale ana re-
''' NV BAKERY and CANDY MANUFACTURE
Ia uiriyalled In Richmond. 49,, ,,.,. ctre
uoou5 n Icit' e. ZIMmER,
m tv . successor to Capped, thinner 20:
OONFECTIONERIES, FRUITS, &c
Receiving bv every steamer fresh snpp {me u
~ i1eIEN nREit;N and DOMESTIC FRUITS,
NUTS, &c, &c
ICE-CREAM and CANDIES
A. rILAISI, JR-
-. S07 Broad street,
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MACHINERY, &c.
$ II 4 F T l n 6

Ball-and-Socket adjustable Hangers, PullcyS OF
uniform weight, Compressed Couplings, ana GEAR
ing OF any face diam :ter, or pitch Send Tor ,ata
loguc LANE boDLhi,
corner John and Water streets.
my, nm " FEwGm Cincinnati, Ohio.
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HILADEL LIP HI A, RICH 1>Ef IF Z,
SHIP LlNE.-FOR TWICE A
WEEK.-Until further notice the steamers of this
line will leave Philadelphia every TUESDAY ana
SATURDAY. and Richmond every TUESDAY and
FRIDAY ut I2 O'Clock NJ
Freight takch for all parts Of New Jersey, Penn
syIvara for Boston. Providence. and New Orleans.
Also for Antwerp and Liverpool ria Red Star and
American steamship lines, and bills Of lading signed
through. ,
staterOom, S. W. I. iOhIEiLI Agent,
No. 2i25 Dock street, Richmond.
WILLIAMP 7. CLYDE & CO, Agents,
No IL South WharyeS,
NhnryIs phllnlnhia.
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FOR NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH, BALTIMORE,
PHILADELPHIA, AND NEW YORK,
ALSO FOR
REGULAR LANDINGS ON JAMES RIVER.
CARRYING UNITED STATES MAIL AND
ADAMS EXPRESS.

SPECIAL NOTICE.-On andsfIsns
~ after WEDNESDAY,, October 1st, ssse
1873, the steamer JOHN SYLVESTER. Captain,
JOHN A. POST, will resume her trips taking the
place of the steamer Eliza Hancock, leaving Rich
mOnd at $50 O'Clock A. II.
seq l. 3. TATUAf. General Agent.
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rrIrrrEE wFATuERS TIE rANIC-THE PET
MONT FAIR-PREAClING By Dir. CURRY AND
BISHOP WlLMER--rOLlTlCAL.
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These steamships are the largest In the trade.
Cabin passage, $780, 500, and 100; excursion, Slos
and $3.50 currency: steerasc, Soo Prepaid steer
derry Glasgow Cardiff, Bristol, or ondon cheaper
than by any other route For further Information
apply to co F., W. ~ II WE ~ ~
GEORGE W. ALLEN y 60, Agents,
amos Richmond. Va.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-03-06
HOMESTEAD BANKRUPT BILE 4 Law.

We received, on Tuesday last, telegraph
Il despatch from Hon J 4. Lewis to the eff
soat That the President had signed the Bank
fupt Bill, and that it is now the law.
1t will be remembered that the acS alluded
to was simply declaratory of the Bankrupt
law Of 1872 Itprovides that the exemptions
allowed by the amend.tory act Of june 8,
1872, shall BE- the amount allowed by the laws
ofeach State ia the year 1871, AMI shat sach
exemptions be valid as az a;nst ae5 ts contract
ed before the passage o. such la.gs a1l against
liens BY jal sssneas Of a3y State ooust, auJ de-
clsioa OF snoa court to the contrary no,with-
stsndiug, az thus exempts homestead Of
$4,000 aud about $500 personal property
according to the constitution and laws OF
Virginia, against all judgment liens, of what
ever date. Very active eff, IS we're made to
induca the President to interposa his Veto
The bill! was referred to the Attorney eheral,
aud we presume that odi,er gave i. as his O.
pinion that 1t Was constitutional, and l.snco
sae signature Of the President. We have
heretofore Published the bill.