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The CHoLERA.-The New York Erening
Post prints letter from medical gentle
man ofthat city, who, it says, Is =" OF high
standing, and who is held to be an authority
/ in his profession on the subject OF cholera"
This physician has made the epidemics OF cho-
lera in the past astudy. but he has been to
the South and West to observe carefulyathe
progress and character Of the, disease there
this season. He stares that from careful in
uuiries about or personal observation IN
some of the towns most afflicted by the cho-
lera. such as MurfreeSboro', Nashville, Cal
latin. Bowling Green, Franklin, Evansville,
&C.. the cheering assurance has been arrived
at that residence in the cleanest and best
portions of these cities, has, all along been
almost as safe as il the cholera Were LOO
miles Distant In ,Murfreesboro' all the
upper and cleanest portious were almost abb
solutely free from the cholera, which nearly
deciinated the low-lying portion, which re.
ceiyed the sewage and filth from above, and
hence had contaminated water. In NASH !a1-.
Vile the best business and residence portion
ESCAPED almost wholly, while along the ioui
streams called Lick run md Wilson's Spring
RIM and others, which almost encircle the
suburbs of the city, nearly 1900 deaths oc-
cured. AtGalIatin the disease was Impaired
from Nashville. At Bowling Green the flrst
three cases were imported, but all the upper
and cleaner parts Of the town remained
almost entirely free from cholera, whilst the
Eiow-lying part, which received the dram,
age of o filthy little. stream, bad fearIui
outbreak. Franklin was far cleaner and
p!easanter town, but the comfortable classes
fell victims in far greater Numbers than the
piucks, from what the writer designaLes as
prevenrabie causes, which he does not
Specify, but which he says will soon be more
tully unrayellcd. New Orleans, which WIS
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A Virginia Preacher OF Mount WASH
.'.... ingtOn.


Correspondence OF tile Richmond Dispatch.l
T. SUMMIT OF Mount WASHINGTON,
1 July so, 1873.
A ride up Mount Washington by railway
is an event long to be remembered. 81.
After an interesting stage ride through the
celebrated White Mountain notch, and pass
ing the beautiful Ammonoosuc Falls, we
reached the base of the mountain in time to
take the last train UP. The station is 2,G6e
feet above the sea and the track ascends
$685. feet in three miles, with a maximum
grade Of twelve inches in thirty-tWo inches,
or 1880 feet to the mile. The chief pecrl.
liarlty of the track is a heavy notched iron
centre-rail, into which plays a centre cog
wheel on the locomotive. The ascent OF
three miles is made in about ninety minutes,
and although some of the more timid among
our fifty passengers were frightened some
what, yet the thought that though. these
cars have been running more than five years
and no accident has occurred gave assu-
rance to us all. .-sg.4. -
The evening was most beautiful, and the
eve could reach west to the Adrondacks,
and north to the hills Of Canada. AS we
slowly crept up the mountain we could look
down into q ravine thousand feet deep,
and could see the deep shadows creeping up
the mountain sides far and near.
AS we neared the summit and saw the
crowd awaiting us at the station the passen-
gers enthusiasm was uncomfortable. One
old gentleman pronounced Niagara emo
where" and this " far exceeding his cHpec-
tations-the grandest thing in the world"
There is u fine new hotel that can COM
fortably accommodate one hundred and fifty
guests. 1t is warmed by steam, and is as
comfortable as any of the hotels below.
We were fortunate in witnessing most
glorious sunrise on the following morn
ing. A hundred mountainous, far and
near, cast their shadows across the deep
rayines or lifted themselves like islands oil
the sea through the fog that rested in the
valleys below. Eighty miles away the ocean
could be seen distinctly with the naked eye
On the eastern side of the mountain is car.
riage-road, over which thousands pass in
safety and comfort every summer. [ can
only wish that many OF your readers may
SOME day enjoy the pleasure that was mine
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stance, or anything equivalent, about me ?
Ii so, what! Your obedient servant,
HENRY A. WISE.
SrAuHroS, August 4.

srAuNroS, August A..
Err Governor II. 4. Wise:
@Sir. of the I'd Instant Is Just this
moment TO hand. have been cheated and
misrepresented by man with whom l had
tleman. He called at my office before was
informed of my nomination by the Conyel,.
ton, and alluded to the probability Of my
my nativity; what had been my pursuits In
life. and IL / had been in public life. an
swered that had been In the Convention OF
Isl. He then spoke Of your course on the
white-basis question that you had made u
speech of six or seven days. when you
should have said all you did say in three or
four hours, and that you were an extreme
man.
To this responded that after you had
delivered your speech we ascertained that
there was u clear majority in favor of the
white basis, but that you We're unwilling
that the question should be put in commit
tee of the whole until the West furnished
the guarantees agreed on, and that the final
settlement Of the question was thereby de-
layed. In course of the conversation eX-
pressed the belief that you had taken an ac-
tive part in causing the State to withdraw
from the Union.
This is sub ,tantially if not literally what
passed. / regarded the conversation rs en-
lirely confidential, and never for moment
supposed that 1t was to be reported or put
into a newspaper. / am mortified and in.
dignant- that suffered myself to
be approached by one who it is now certain
was acting as spy, and indignant that what
l did say should be misrepresented.
l regret that this should have happened.
The idea that l had in any way been instru-
mental in doing you injustice is painful TO
me. Your obedient servant,
DAVID FULTZ.
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Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
80 pETERspr,Ro Af1u,,pf O ! t-yo

-, PETERSBURG, August 5, 1873.
Inc nominations Of the Conservative
convention made yesterday at Richmond
have been received with the utmost On t,sfoc
ZION and enthusiasm by people of all wnys q,
thinking. The combination of different in
terests and sections, as they IRE sr,nnosad r.
be represented on the ticket, readily occ,Irs
70 every one as the sure harbinger of vic
tory In November. There had been n rraa,
deal OF hard feeling ind iii will here amnno
the friends of different aspirants but none
OF That now remains, and on eyerv hand ore
heard now osly the congratulations which
indicate an era Of good feeling. -
meeting Of the Executive Committee =,
the Agricultural Society was held this affar.
noon, Mr. W. Roane Rufin (presidentl In
the chair. It was definitely determines r.
hold a fair ia October, and steps were taken
to insure the large success of the occasion,
The designations of Messrs. C. n. Romano
and j. c. Drake were presented and accent.
ed, and Mr.. E. S. Gregory and Major J. r.,
Marshall were elected members OF the com.
mittee. Mr.. Gregory had been previously
serving by appointment. Mr. W. F. Mallo.
~ was elected chairman of the committee
rice Mr.. Romaine.
A committee was appointed to revise and
publish the list of premiums another to
solicit contributions, and others to make
other necessary arrangements in preparation
for the occasion.
The following is q statement of the move.
ments of cotton at this port for the week
ending to-day: Receipts, ia bales; CORE.
spending week last year, IS bales; total
since September /, 1872, Al ,207 bales cor.
responding time last year, 27.740 bales eX.
ports, 10S bales; stock, $40 bales; stock
same time last year, 80 bales.
Prominent citizens Of Ettricks have taken
steps looking to the erection Of a public
school-house in that place.
A mailbag containing number Of letters,
some of which were valuable, containing
money, was picked up yesterday morning
by Mr.. Lyman Stearns on the Jerusalem
plunk-roud near the city. 1t was brought to
the post-oflice here, and an Investigation
would have been had to-day except thai
James johnson, the mail-carrier on thi:
route, had left this morning before Postmas
ter Greene heard of the lost mailbag.
1t is said that there is great danger that
the water supply of the city will entirely
run out if the present drought continues
1t is now very short, and apprehensions arc
expressed that great damage would be sui
fered in the contingency Of fire.
Mr.. John MeGregor has been appointed
agent in behalf the Masonic Relief Associa
ton of Norfolk city.
The Methodist Sunday-School Association
of this city holds its next regular meeting al
the High-Street church Sunday at P. NJ.
The Stonewall Hose Company will make
picnic excursion to Temples pond, il
Prince George county, on Thursday next.
The mercury still ranges among the fig
ures of the supper ten." ROBIN ADAlR.
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Mr.. John w. Wolff, ex-Secretary Of the
Republican State Central Committee, was in
our town last week. We understand from
him that he will oppose Colonel Hughes
election with all his might. Mr.. Wolff has
great influence with his party, and will make
things tell this fall. He predicts Hughes's
defeat by at least IL, 900 votes, perhaps 20, 900
Roanoke Times.
Mr.. Wolff, though still Republican, is
| decidedly opposed 70 the election of Hughes
opposed his nomination previous to and du.
ring the sitting of the Convention, and will
| work from now till the election to defeat
him. He had never heretofore been one Of
those who believed the aScendancy Of the
Radical party in Virginia would be detri.
| mental to the interests Of the State, but his
| opinion in this respect has undergone i
change, and he now expresses the decided
conviction that the election Of the present
Radical nominees will place the State in the
same condition as are Louisiana, South
Carolina, and other southern States. His
| arguments on this point are conclusive, and
his dread of the success Of this "close cor
| poration Of Federal o1ice-holders and car
pet-baggerS is increased by the fact that he
is fully acquainted with the animuS of the
party. ... .t. Hs.#
The nomination of Hughes fell like wet
blanket not only upon Mr.. Wolff, but also
upon others prominent in the party, who re-
turned from the Convention thoroughly dis
gusted with the deyterous manipulations OF
the ofticc-holders and carpet-baggers, and
Mr.. Woltz thinks their support OF the ticket
very improbable. Ill.,. ..s.es
Mr.. Woltz thinks the breach in his party q
very serious one, and in consequence of it,
together with the weakness OF the ticket il.
self, predicts its defeat by at least 10000
votes. -FIncdStie Herald. ..-. . .-
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PRoFEsSoR tJoYNEs's PAPER.-The most
interesting afternoon session of to-day, as OF
Yesterday, was that of the Department of
Higher, Instruction. before which Professor
Joynes, of Washington and Lee University,
Virginia, read an exceedingly interesting
and abe paper upon,the study of the classics.
The discussion which followed was interest
ing, because of the vigorous attack which
was made upon the study Of the classical
languages. President Eliot was asked to
state his opinion as to whether the study, oil
Greek or German afforded superior adyan-
tages to the student. He said that the. study
of Greek was better, because that was the
more, perfectly infected language, and be-
cause of the beauty of its literature; but it
was SO slightly superior that the practical adj.
yantages to be derived from the study Of
German would turn the scales in its favor,
especially wherever only one Of the two
languages could be studied. Professor
Meares, of Hamilton, was a most earnest
supporter of the necessity OF Latin and
Greek to a liberal education.-E mira Let
ter in Neec York Times. Pc esg
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CHoLERA.-To the Editor of the CONNER
c,dt -Adserhser :-Sir,-The disproportion-
ate number of diarrh9al deaths in the city
shows the cholera tendency-a tendency
which, gorging with such vile trash, as in
the case in Greenwich street, or drinking
such abominable water Us In Tennessee, or
living in such filth as in villages in Indiana,
may at any time develop into the disease it.
self. Actually, nearly all the cholera in the
country thus far has been simply atrocious--
result brought on by fools and know
nothings. Then it proves that we need not
IN the least fear it, because it proves that we
can perfectly control it.
Diarrh9a, as the forerunner of the disease,
should be positively prohibited and prevent
ed, even if one be compelled to rest for q
time on his back. And drinking ice-water
very often superinduces diarrhGa, as it has
just done in my own case. Though knew
the tendency, and tried to drink sparingly,
yet the very little more I drank one after.
noon produced the effect which I did not
entirely outgrow in four days.
But more different things will cure actual
cholera than will any other disease, for one
thing will always cure ii, and any number
of things will accomplish that one thing.
Perspiration induced and established is the
| instant and utter end of cholera. The mo-
ment the action of the body is determined
to the surface, that moment it is diverted
from the bowels. Then every one will know
at once how to go to work to cure the pa
tient, each in the way Of his or her own sug
gestion, but let the patient lie on his back
Drinking simple hot water has never been
known to fail yet, but the same result would
follow with hot herb-drinks or with tea
Hot ginger tea would be just the thing, and
if any one wants to drink pepper, now j:
the time. Brandy would cure a man who
bad never drank any, but most men have
drank too much now. cured a doctor from
London once by simply putting bedclothe:
on him, and though be had often secuted
the theory, yet now he cried ont, " Pile on
pile onr' Rubbing n man all over with the
hands, flesh brush, or crash towel willcurt
him, even in cramp and coma witness Vic
tor Hugo restoring bis son. Magnetism vii
call the action to the surface, so will the gal
vanic battery; and DR.. Chapman, of Eng
land, never fails to produce the same etlec
by applying ice to the spine. Any of these
ways, or j great many others which wit vii
invent, and no one can ever die Of cholera
One day cholera will be nothing, and II
would be nothing now if we were only wise
" ~. JOSEPH TREAT, NJ. D..
Ne,o York, August 4, 1878.
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STABBISG AFFAIR AT THE SCHUETZE
PARK.-[ Correspondence Of the Baltimore
Sun. l. Washington, August 7.--Michael
Hussey, of Baltimore, was stabbed and dam
gerollsly wounded at the Schuetzen Park
last night about II O'Clock. Hussey was en-
loving himself in the wine-tent with some
acauaintances. among whom was an Ala
bamian named II. Ii. Slater. A fresh bottle
of wine having been drunk, Hussey, in re-
Spouse to some remark from Slater, said
that he would s'butt his brains OUT and
rose from the table, followed by Slater, who,
as soon as the two had proceeded short dis
lance, and in sight of the crowd, stabbed
Hussey in the abdomen. and in the rear over
the left hip, and then made his way from the
tent and was lost in the crowd. Hussey was
brought at once to Talty's restaurant, at the
corner Of Seventh and E streets, where his
wounds were dressed by Dr.. johnson Ell
lott. His condition was deemed critical, as
Father Waiter was sent for and spent some
time with the wounded man, who is not so
dangerously wounded that he may not with
careful nursing recover. The affair was kept
quiet. and the police had no information of
the stabbiug until nearly morning, and SO
far all efforts to arrest SLATER ehaye.been
vain ,...,- gyf.,,, 80. sfy.yr .'.'f
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i. AN IMMENSE The London Builder
gives the following dimensions OF = bridge
to- be constructed over the Frith OF Forth !:
'.The structure will be by far the largest
bridge in the world. IL WILDE lo1teet in
height, and will contain nearly l9Q spans.
The greatest span in thecentre Will pc i,saV
feet In width, or nearly third OF a. mile III
Observation-Disclosures which are without q
paralIel for any similar piece of architectnfai
construction. and the smaller openings or
spans viii all, he sl5p ieet IN @idtn, insiplg
considerably beyond the average dimensions
ot the largest spans III ordinary bridges; IL
viii cosf III least ten millions Of ds!iars. y
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JUDGE FuLTZ AND HON. BESRY A. WISE.
RICHMOND, VA. August 2. 1879.

RICHMOND, VA, Augusta, 1873.
J"dgn Fuie: Z
Sir,-The Inquirer of to-day, under"th
head OF "Iuteryiew with the Candidate for
Atlorncy-General," says; on the authority of
The Slaunton YtadlcGtor, that the report Of
an interview with you represents you rs
saying: .z...5
"l,oas IN he Conoemtion Of 81, ,rhen the
arhtte-basis question .ras up, and trhen zoe
~0uM huce carried ii bttt for the folly Of
Hcnry A. Wise, ,yho, Wl,ea The Gerry point Of
rtct"y had been attained, defeated IL 6y
some silly motion, though he had been odco-
scGA"JH. Tie! @.G", 1. >ctD.s tome, tsoe4p.o-
Mtna int damage. Il betfeee he brought on
ne secession. Il miserable felEoas.pf
Did you utter the above, il words or sub
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POSTAGE on Washington,
August THE following circular was to-
day issued from the Post-Otlice Department:
1.-THE attention Of this Department having
been called to the circumstance that under
the regulation of the British post-office
British periodicals issued at intervals of not
more than thlrty-one days, and printed on
sheets stitched together, are classed as news
papers when found in the mail to this
country, and charged with postage accord
ingly; and it being desirable that the regu.
lations for the exchange of all classes of cor
respondence shall be as nearly as practicable
the same in each country, the Postmaster
General has ordered that periodicals issued
at intervals of not more than thirty-one
days, and printed on sheets stitched to-
gether, published in the United States and
addressed to Great Britain, shall hereafter
be treated as newspapers, and charged with
postage accordingly-that is to say, two
cents on each copy if not exceeding four
ounces in weight, and an additional rate Of
two cents for each additional weight of four
ounces or fraction thereof Postmasters
will govern themselves accordingly from and
after this date" d.
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IStaunton Tindicator.l


NINDlcAToN OFFICE, August !. 8 4. d.
Major S. ". Yost:
Sir,-In the article published in this morn
ings Tirg!nian you charge the author OF
the interview with Judge Fultz with a
"gross abuse of the etiquette Of social inter
course" and with an act constituting go di-
rect assault! upon the amenities of social
life" The assertion is wanton insult to
myself, and demand full retractlon OF it.
Very respectfully. f. C.. TlNSLEY.
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PosTAL.-N'illiam F. Plunkett, Of Lynch
burg, is appointed railway post.office clerk
between Lynchburg, Va, and Bristol, Tenn,
vtce Il. S. Buxton, promoted; Martin l..
Comann, Of Lynchburg, is appointed rail-
way post-office clerk on the same route;
George H. Southall. of Nottoway Court.
house, is appointed railway post-otice clerk
on the same route. r.....
\ new post-office is established al Ed
munds's store, Brunswick county, Va, on
the route between Blacks and Whites and
Whites mills. With Charles j. Wattral as
postmaster. a new post-ofice is established
at Beaver Mills. Nicholas county, W. Va,
on the route from Webster Courthouse to
Nicholas Courthouse, with Joseph E. Coler
as postmaster. The post-otfice is reGstab.
lished at Beech Bottom, Webster county,
W. Va, on the route to BraXton Court
house. with Lewis McElwain as postmaster.
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n, I,ae Ear4isuIo.lg On4 Commonwealth,
says that Colonel Deneale stated TO several
gentlemen in that place this week that he
culdn't support Colonel Hughes.
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STAuNToN, Va, AUGUST ].

-1-tINIV-', ' fs, n NC Wv " TT
II. {. TInSley, Esq:
>ir.-Your note Of This date has just been
handed NE by ". II. II. Lynn, Esq. La il
torial that appeared in the Fsrginian Of this
morning are regarded by you as "per.
sonal insult 10 myself" (yourselD.
! have no hesitation in assuring you that
10 otter you ''pcrsonal insult" nor was it
my purpose TO question the nlottres that
prompted your publication which called
forth the comment. q. o..
Very respectfully, S. NJ. YoSr.
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T,OR NEW YORK.--OLD DO .csEFh
L sIINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY. stsk4sss
The sIdc-wheel steamships OLD DOMINION,
WYANOkF, ISAAC BELL. SARATQGA, NJ
AGARA, ALBEMARLE,, and HATTERAS leave
New York for Norfolk, City Point, and Richmond
every TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY
Leave Richmond every TUESDAY, FRIDAY,
and SUNDAY at high tide. sf'lr0
These ships are entirely new. They h1ye elegant
saloons. stafe-rooms and bathrooms. ..,p
The fare, accommodations, and attention are un-
surpassed ~
with dispatch, and no charge made except actual
expenses incurred.
Close connections made with steamers Tor ali
southern and European ports.
For further Information, apply 20 n
GEORGE w. ALLEN & CO., Agents,
Office Company,s wharf, Rockets.
Captain GEORGE w. ALLEN. 49,
JOHN +. MAYER. ~ ~ ~ ap5
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VlxDIcAroR OFFICE, August 9Th

1fnyor S. ". l0St: @51@'r-~l
eir,-iour reply to mine of this morning
is received at the hands of Mr.. III. Fl. Fultz,
aud is satisfactory. =.
Very respectfully, IL. G. TINsLEY.
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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-01-30

movement, Tor q great cry comes
from tn. producer for help, aud his
only allevialion is cheap treights,
which can be achieved by easy trans.
portation TO the sea, where We can
select coast or foreign markets as the
profits invite. Natures outlet for
tho Mississippi Valley is the Cult
and Atlantic and our great river and
its tributaries demand the immediate
consideration of the representative
OF tho territory through which they
flow, witt, view to making them
available aud unobstructsd highways
of commerce. Means of transporta.
ton are being daily added at New
Orleans, throughl,ncs Of steamships
Tor tereign trade, and we only ask a:
the hands OF those deputed to exc.
cute these matters, such action as
will enable use to handle with facili.
" the immense product now lying IN
thousands OF Western granarics,
tairl begging Tor useful and protita-
BILE distribution throughout the
world. Oar representatives appear
to be dead to the necessities OF the
occasion, while among the East and
North an unusual activity prevails in
the urging OF the various projects
tor material Advancement. These dc.
mands are here b iedy presented but
they are constantly and powerfully
calling tor consideration anil the re-
sponsibi!ity at their non.fultilrnent or
neglect will be hard on those whose
,luty 1t is to heed them.