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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-10-25
s0y II. M RMICK,
AUCTIoNEER AND COMMISSION MER-
CHANT, I41f MAIN STREET.

On consignment large and desirable stock
OF FURNITURE, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE
DRY GOODS, HATS, CAPS, NOTIONS, CLOTH
ING, &c.
would respectfully calISthe attention of the
citizens of Richmond and public generally, to
this large and varied stock of the above named
goods, embracing as it does nearly every article
to be found in wel-stocked house. The most
of these goods have been purchased since the
great financial crisis. at greatly reduced prices,
which enables me to offer to the trade and con-
sumers, at private sale, greater inducements
than can be found elsewhere in the city.
AUCTION SALES DAILY
Consignments solicited. Outdoor sales
promptly attended to.
II. MCCORMICK,
oc4 Auctioneer and Com. Merchant.
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A FRIENDLY INUNDATIoN.-Abou
four hundred and fifty Friends from Indiana,
consisting of men, women and children,
arrived In this CITY early this morning by rail
from Washington en- route for New Garden,
near Greensboro, N. O., where on the 31st
they will attend their yearly meeting.
Their manners are simple and unaffected !;
they are plainly dressed, honest looking
set of people, the men being in homespun,
with broad brimmed hats and wide coat
skirts; the women in plain but neat dress
es, with hod-shaped bonnets, and many of
them bearing chubby-faced children in their
arms. They appear to mind their own
business, so much SO as to be almost clan
nish, keeping to themselves, although
polite and respectful when addressed.
They are from various parts Of
the state of Indiana. These ''yearly
meetings" of the Friends correspond to
the church conferences of other denomi-
nations, when all their church affairs are
discussed, all being on an equality, with NO
delegates, and no particular preference
shewn to one individual more than another
The excursion is under the management o
Friend Addison Coffin, jolly large man,
and who seems well calculated to carry il
through successfully, being constantly or
the alert to the wants Of all. Round TRIP
tickets have been obtained from Indianapo-
lis good for one year. The meeting vii
continue in session about one week.
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FOR RENT.

III LEI.-A LARGE, MO- a
DERN-BUILT HOUSE. Gas and water in W
the house, with good stable accommodations,
situated on Adams, between Leigh and Clay
streets. Apply to
Sc 1S-tf GRUBBS WILLIAMS.
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THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Widows and Orphans Of the Southerr
States. ~ t55sss t,ls
DIsrRIBUTIoK No. 6o6 EVENING. Oct "a.
u 50 50 81 80 IS 10 40 20 rs Al 8 es So
DISTRIBUTION No 607 MoRNiEs. Oct. 25
50 66 20 2I as SO 90 SO 81 s 6s 10
Witness my hand, at Richmond Va, this 2tth
day Of Ocfober, 1879. NA n
SIMMONS h CO., u. q. TOMPk1NS, q
"a Vg Managers. Commissioner.
CERTIFICATEs OF RAFFLE can be pur-
CHASED from Captain w I. DABNEY, at the
Branch Office No arwelfth street. three doors
: fPIm Main
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United States Courtroom. m.-Rev. A..
r. Miller will preach at Ii a. m.
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Orange County.

A gathering of Conservatives took place
at Locust Grove, in this county, on the 18th
inst. The county canvassers, and also DIR.
David Pannell, candidate for the house Of
delegates, were present. The Conserva.
tives had prepared themselves for grand
glorifcation, but the programme was sadly
marred by the appearance on the ground OF
Captain George Pannell. Republican candi-
date for the house. who proceeded at the
request of the people to give an able expo.
sition of Republican principles and faith,
exceedingly acceptable to friend and ioe
alike, judging from the cheers that greeted
him. In this little forensic mill a number
Of votes were gained for the Republican
side. The people present condemned thu
| efforts of the Conservative leaders to gas
Captain p, and admired his pluck whel
| he would be heard. l@
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New Kent County.

Summit station, in this county, was
honored yesterday with the presence of
Colonel Withers, Judge B. w. Lacy and
b.. +. Bland, the latter candidate for the
state senate from that district, who pro-
ceeded to waste several hours haranguing
a crowd of about sixty persons, two
thirds neighborhood loafers and non-yoters.
When the York River railroad train passed
Summit, the crowd did not appear to be
at all enthused by the spirit of the OCCASION
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMSHIPS
FOR NEW YORK. Gkkxz

THE OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COM
PANY'S elegant steamship RICHMOND
Capt. LAwREscE, will sail on SUNDAY, Octo-
ber 26, at o'clock a m.
Freight received until Saturday night.
On and after November l, ships will leave
Norfolk at 4 o'c oek p. m during the winter
Through bills of lading signed, and goods for
waried with dispatch to all points--north, south-
east and west. Close connections made with Gu
nard line for foreign ports. s7sesfpr. q
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed.
fhIe....... ..slz w
Steefage. ............ So. o w
Round Trip Tickets. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20 90
For freight or passage, apply to -
GEO. w. ALLEN & CO.,
oc 26--1t Company's Wharf. Rockets.
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Bas- SPOTSWOOD COAL YARD.-I
have renewed my lease Oh the Spotsw ood Coal
Yard, and am now ready to receive orders for
winter supplies of FUEL.
ANTHRACITE COAL for CRATES, stoves and
furnaces
WINTERpoCK, CUMBERLAND and MID
LOTHIAN COAL;
West Virginia SPLINT COAL;
SOFT COKE for stoves and ranges
OAK and PINE WOOD, long, sawed and split,
(kinding). w. S. PITCHER.
jy 23-3m
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-25
Correspondence of the Herald.l
Letter from Ohio.
CONGRATULATIONS THE COUNTRY AND
ITS POLITICS.
SInNEY. Ohio Sen 8

SIDNEY, Ohio, Sep. s, 1878.
Editor Rutland Herald - Enclosed
find two dollars for the weekly HERALD,
q was about to say for one year, but as
have forgotten your subscription price,
| will not limit the duration, but simply
state, "give me two dollars worth. y
Once l lived in West Haven, Vermont,
and the Rutland HERALD and New York
Tribune were our household gods, and
Sunday was long day if they missed
the Saturdays mail. But came west,
and not having an abiding place, or con
tinuing my city papers, did not reach
me, and gradually their place was filled
by western journals. Not filled, either,
for new papers, no more than new
friends, can usurp the place of the deep
rooted associations of ones youth
Though for ten years have not been a
subscriber to the HERvLD, not one week
has passed but that have longed to see
it, and made resolution to send for it.
Sidney, the county town of Shelby
country,is alpretty city of four thousand
inhabitants The town is in the valley
of the famed Miami, and on either side
is guarded by hills, green and fertile.
Naturally it is one of the prettiest towns
in Ohio. Two railways cross each other
at right angles, and canal runs through
here .. ...-.....
For a long time the town was in
lethargic state, but the present year has
been one OF unusual activity, and no
town in these parts is growing as fast as
this one. No mud roads now lead into
town all are free hlrnpikcs of the finest
quality. Seven of these come into town,
and various branches raInity every
portion of the county. At ali times ia
the year the roads are good The eoap-
try originally was heavily timbercd, and
if it were all cut off it would be n prairie
country It is more level than Iowa and
nearly as flat as Illinois.
We are situated on the summit be-
tween Lake Erie and the Ohio river, one
hundred miles from EACH Snow storms
of any severity never occur here. They
are exhausted in the region of the lake
Some people have sleighs and cutters.
but most of the snow vehicles are un-.
couth imprOvisations of an hOur--a store
box on hogshead staves, or bent hoop
poles for runners. The past season has
been wet. An unprecedented crop of
wheat has just been harvested. One
farmer told me his crop ranged from
twenty seven to thirty-six bushels per
acre. '.-,.ss,
One can recline on the ground here
with IMMUNITY, not fearing that where
he may sit the frank thistle has nodded
in the wind" for Canada thistles, al
least, are unknown here, save one little
patch on the banks of the canal Some
strange seeds have been waited thitlier.
They have gained a foothoId, but yearly
VIC frustrate their propagating Intentions
by cutting them off in the midst of their
days.
This county is intensely Democratic.
Fully two-thirds are Democrats of the
Nallaniigham stripe Our Congressional
district hasten thousand Democratic ma
jority.
81 am writing toomuch, 50 Will close.
A. B. c. II.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-25
THE LOSSES.

DUPLEX MISUNDERSTANDING to
the Scotsman, a system of ''duplex" tel
egraph working, by means of a conden-
ser, which splits the current of electri-
city and enables the operator to send
messages through the cable in opposite
directions at the same moment, has been
successfully applied by the Eastern tele-
egraph company. The electricians of
ed all difficulties, and have proved the
perfect applicability of the system to
submarine telegraphy by practically
adapting it to the section of the cable
between Lisbon and Gibraltar-330 miles
and Malta and Alexandria miles
and it is added that they fully expect
to be able to apply it to the longer sec
tions between Malta and Gibraltar-1120
miles-between Suez and Aden-1, 450
miles-and between Alden and Bombay
i, ,2S0 miles. This system, although
only now to be applied in connection
with the Eastern telegraph company, has
been for some time known. 1t IS high
ly ingenious and has been described as
consisting briefly in having double line
of wires at each instrument, one con-
Meeting the stations and one passing to
the eartn. neSe around magnet III
opposite directions, so that the battery
current is neutralized. In working, the
transmitting line being clear, one opera
tor works the others instrument. If the
two happen to signal at the same time,
two currents meet on the transmitting
line, and are conducted back through
the earth wire, working each operators
own instrument. They thus see exactly
what is amiss, and act accordingly. AT
the same time it is reported that an
American invention, is capable of trans
mitting messages through land wires at
the rate of five hundred words per
minute. IS, f,..s z,.,. s.,'s .ss. F't,..s..s
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-25
IEepnrted for the Herald.l
FRANKLIN County Fair.
FIRST DAY.
SHELDON, VT, Sept II, 1877;

SHELDON, VT, Sept II, 1873.
fhr Eighth Annual Fair of the Frank
lin County agricultural and Mechanical
Society opened. to-day with very slim
attendance Tie number Of entries
were quite small in all departments, with
the exception. perhaps, OF cattle. All
that occurred to day of any Importance,
was the two races this afternooH. Of
which we give the summaries:
Franklin County Fair, Sept. 18th,
open to all running horses owned in the
County, best three to five to saddle, first
premium SIS; second, $40. p. Stimp-
sons Modoc Chief, b. G, l. I. /. y.
S, Cleaveland'a Franklin Boy, D. =, ,.
2. 2; time ? 26, 295, 2.23. Same day
and week, open to all horses in the
County that have never beaten ? As: best
three in five to harness first premium
$50, second $25. T, NJ. TiernaY's Colo
mel, bk. g, 2 /. /. l.. j. p. Goddartl's
Black Dan, bk z, |. 2. 2 p; Z. n.
Jot,n,on,s IIUneos Fan, blk. m., 3. 3. 3
8. time 3.ot 3034, 304 Tomorrow
there will undoubtedly be a larger
crowd and more nteries. Mr.. X A.
Willard will deliver the address in the
afternoon. e. NJ. JR.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-25
PRICE $3.50 PER ANNUM

Poor GUY The truth flashed on him
like lightning. That was the secret; he
had seen the artist going and coming,
and had doubted his wife while she was
working to crafty him. His face
turned all colors, and he stood in silence,
ashamed of himself.
4 have done now, Guy, Violet said,
the little mischieyous dimplcs deepening
about her mouth. 9 / will go" E<sss
go, Yiolet!" he burst out, % forgive
forgive me; / have been great fool, /
know-but forgive me, Violet"
Holding her babe with one arm, she
put the other around his broad shoulders
and drew him close to her side. He bent
his head to kiss her.
q Yes, Guy" she said, @ forgive you;
but you must never doubt me again"
Never again, Violet" he answered,
tenderly. . You have cured me COM
pletely; we shall never see another skel-
ptOn "
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-25
RUTLAND, MORNING, SEPTEMBER

the same time contributed to make a
good showing. The Ludlow Toy Co
had several fine boys sleds on exhibi-
tion.
The display of fruit was supplement-
ed by collection brought from the
Franklin, Davis & Co.'S nurseries, Vir-
ginia, by Col. Daniels. They were fine
specimens and had attracted no little at
tention at the recent pomological exhibi-
ton at Boston. The Colonel obliging-
ly cut several of the apples, pears, etc,
and distributed them to the visitors.
FLORAL HALL.
Among the more noticeable articles
in Floral Hall were the following
Specimens of photographs, chromos
and stereoscopes, by A A Baldwin case
of jewelry, from A Graves printing,
from Gazette office collection of house
plants, by A j Sawyer and Mrs Fl Rob
bins rockery and boquet, by / H Rob
bins; toys, by the Springfield Toy Co;
case of boots and shoes, by Dawley
Esty organs, by A F Sherman, who had
player at an instrument and regaled
the passing crowd with such music as
only an Esty organ can give forth;
work in hair, by Mrs j Spafford, done
as an artist would do it; case of boots
and shoes, by Raymond & Lockwood;
collection of insectivora, by two school
boys, Fred Stafford and Geo Pettigew.
Besides these were variety, which was
large, and contained several articles of
much merit, such as quilts and spreads,
rag carpets, rugs needle work, small ar
ticles sof ladies manufacture, both Of
utility and show, innumerable.
LUDLOW, Sept. II.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-25

= A merchants. clerk III London, after
filching thousands of pounds from his
employer, confessed to his sweetheart
that he had obtained it by dint of forg.
ing his fathers name, and then, exhibit
ing a bottle, declared he would poision
himself unless she would marry him.
She believed all he told her, and did not
hesitate to share the spoil. He stained
his face brown to represent sunburnt
warrior, squandered his cash on jewelry,
wore silver spurs and elegant attire,
decked out his bride in splendid finery,
and adorned her with gold and precious
stones worth fifteen hundred pounds.
He is now in Jail. That's all.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-25
Grammar.

''John, parse Girls are Lovely"
'.Girls is a common noun, third per-
son, plural number, and objective case"
collective case ??
mo; nominative case.
''Nominative to what verb 2
81 don't know, sir.
'sWen, what follows girls q
''John Dickson followed our girls.
what we've got to hum last Sunday af-
ternoon."
''Ohl young man. Well, suppose
they were in the objective case"
mo, Stree, when / seed 'em, /
should think they was in the possessive
case, for he was .'huggin' 'em ike thun-
der"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-25

A LARGE FIRE IN WooDsTooK. MIR.
Standish's large tannery with jail its val
liable machinery, situatedin Woodstock,
was burned to the ground on Wednes-
day morning last. Loss claimed to be
about $50, 1000; probably not more than
half covered by insurance. Mr.. Standish
lost his books papers, etc. This is a
great loss to Woodstock. 1t is mys-
terry yet how it occurred.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-25

THE WALLINGFoRD AND TINMoUTH
ROAD CAsE.-The commissioners have
had a meeting, and as we learn, the case
stands now in this way. Two of the
commissioners are for laying the north
road and two of them for the south road.
This puts the matter into the hands of
Ner P. Simons, the chairman, to decide.
This case ought to be decided this term
of court.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-25
CReported for the Herald.l
Farmers and Mechanics Union.
FOURTH ANNUAL FAIR
PYemiums Awarded.
(G0ncIIde6.
FARM PRODUCTS.


L G Davis, maple sugar, 1st premium;
N Horton, 2d premium. Willard john
son, butter tst premium; S e Wood,
I'd premium. Willard Johnson, cheese,
1st premium P X Spaulding, I'd premi-
um. N Horton, honey, 1st premium;
Alvin Taylor, Cd premium. Mrs. A D
i Herrick, maple syrup, 1st premium;
Joseph Sanders, I'd premium.
FRUIT.
Abner Phelps, largest and best variety
of apples, 1st premium; 0 nj Hall, 2d
premium. p Eaton, best ten varieties
of apples, 1st premium; G w Stearns,
2d premium; n Pettigrew, Sd premium.
A G Fullam; largest variety of plums,
1st premium A Heminway, I'd premi-
um Abner Phelps, Sd premium. A G
Fullam, pears, 1st premium; A Felt, I'd
premium; o nj Hall, 3d premium. G j
Spaulding, grapes, 1st premium Abner
Phelps, I'd premium.
SEED GRAIN.
CIV Stearns, wheat, 1st premium n
Horton, I'd premium. a d L Herrick,
rye, 1st premium; Josiah ellison, Sd
premium. n Horton, oats, 1st premi-
una; g W Stearns, Cd premium. E
Dunsmore, Corn, 4st premium | Hemen-
way, I'd premium. Henry 5 Bailey,
sweet corn, 1st premium; L Barnard, I'd
premium. l. Barnard, pop corn, 1st
premium; FL johnson, Sd premium.
VEGETABLES.
Otis Spaulding, largest and best variety
1st premium Abel Adams, I'd premium.
Joseph Sanders, potatoes, 1st premium;
Hosea Johnson, I'd premium A Taylor,
Sd premium. A s. w A Felt, beets, 1st
premium; Joseph Horton, Cd premium.
John Pettingill, carrots, 1st premium
Smith & Shaw, Cd premium. VIM
Rowell, turnips, 1st premium r L
Lawrence. 2d premium. Shaw s. Smith,
cabbages, Isl premium. Henry Bailey,
cauliflower, 1st premium. 9 A Spaf-
ford, pumpkins, 1st premium; Joseph
Sanders, Cd premium. Charles Sawyer,
squashes, fst premium; Henry Bailey,
Cd premium. F c Giddings, onions, 1st
premium A s. w A Felt, ad premium,
Smith & Shaw, peppers, 1st premium.
Mrs FL Robbins, tomatoes, list preini-.
up Joseph Horton, I'd premium.
'';..: :'.::;. 3: 3: FARM IMPLEMENTS.
Smith & Burrows, Springfield, patent
hame, 1st premium. George Kimball,
Springfield, horse rake, ist premium.
w J Smith, Ludlow, OK yoke, fst pre-
MUM; A t Smith, Ludlow, I'd pre-
MUM. B Wheldon & Son, 40-gallon
milk can, 1st premium. I A e,
MECHANICS' HALL. 81
There Was the usual exhibition OF
farming and household utensils in and
about Mechanics Hall, many of which
were entered for exhibition only, but at
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-25

A FIRE OVER THE NoTCH.-William
Buckley, living over the Notch, in Men
don, informs US that the barn and sheds
on his farm were burned to the ground
yesterday afternoon. The barn and
sheds contained about seventy tons of
hay. The insurance is held by Fran
cisco's agency for small amount. Buck
ley's loss is about $1,000. The fire is
evidently the work of an incendiary.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-25
The Chicago Fire.

The total loss by the fire is estimated
at S25O,OO0 to $500, 900. The total
number of buildings destroyed was 64
Only one, the packing house of Richard
NJ Oliver & Co, was of brick. The re-
mainder We're wooden tenements from
one To three stories high, occupied
mainly as residences and stores or shops
and dwellings combined. The fire ori-
ginated in large wooden shed used by
the North Western Railroad for the stOr-
are and transfer of hay, on the corner
of NewberrY avenue and the railroad
track, between 18th and 10Th streets.
One end of this shed was open, and the
fire caught from a spark from the pass
ing train. Almost before the alarm
sounded the entire shed with its contents
was mass of flame, and there being at
the time a stiff breeze from the south
west, the first engines had scarcely ar
rived before the fire he'd spread to a row
of wooden houses on the north and from
them 10 the buildings on the east sides
of Holstcad street A second alarm was
struck, and soon afterwards a third,
which called out the entire fire depart
ment, which was soon at work. ..
ALMOST. A PANIC.
The streets in the line of the fire were
literally thronged with people burdened
with every variety Of household goods,
rushing to places of safety. The vacant
lots west of Halsted street were soon.
covered with furniture, bedding, cloth
ing, etc. which tile fleeing inhabitants
managed to save Intense. excitement
prevailed in the neighhorhood Of the
fire, and many people living several
blocks from the line of the fire began to
pack up and move their PORTABLE proper
ty .., $50.
GENEROUS DEEDS. -
The dry goods firms of Field Letter
& Co; as soon as they heard of the eN-
tent of the fire, sent all their trucks and
teams to the spot and placed them at
the disposal of those whose houses were
threatened, and they were all soon en-
ployed in removing those whose fears
impeled them to seek safety IN fight.
One of the omnibus lines also sent We
hicles to the relief of those who desired
to those who desired to leave tde danger
ous neicbb0rhood Owing to the mag
nifcent work of the department, how
ever, the removal of many proved unnes-
sary.
THE LIMITS OF TIE FIRE.
At Mitchell street the flames were
stopped in their progress northward,
while its spread in a westerly direction
was stayed on the west side of Halsted
street The east line had not at any
time crossed Newbury avenue, and the
track of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad formed its southern
boundary.
THE LOSSES.
II is impossible at this hour to give
any detailed statement of individual loss
es They are, however, divided among
so many people that with few eXcep-
tions no person loses over $50, 900. Sc
ligman Heilbron, manufacturer of fur
niture, loses $27, 900; fully insured.
The loss by the burning of the hay de
pot where, the fire originated, cannot be
ascertained, but viii not probably be
over 100000 One freight car standing
on the track of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railroad was burned.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-25

The frosts of Sunday, Tuesday and
Wednesday mornings have pretty effect
ually stopped growth in all our. gardens
The first was hard one, and the others
coming so soon after, have spoiled our
vines and injured late corn. The forest
trees are tinged and will soon show the
yariegated .hnes of autumn, and then
the sere and yellow. leaf of decay. re-
-minding us Of tie winter of age and of.
our coming dissolution ,as ~
~ Our place was visited by an advocate
of Spiritualism, who held forth ON Mon
day and Tuesday evenings, in the Bap-
tist house, which was obtained against
the express wishes of the pastor and
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-25

The oldest inhabitant of Saratoga
died recently, the season having closed.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-25

An exchange says that one of its
subscribers, a few weeks since, con-
eluded he would stop his paper, thinking
ing lie could not afford a newspaper in
yestment. The paper had ceased its yis-
its two weeks, when he came into the
Office and said he wanted it again: He
had lost 800: the week before for want
Of information he could have, obtained
from the paper. The worst economy in
the world is stopping your local lpaper- s