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msrELLANEors ITEMS.
Ic"nc>ron'en=" of the Richmond D!spatchl
BRISToL-GooDsoS,
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE.
January %, 1873.
We arc Yet in the midst OF an almost ST.
h'r'na winter since the middle of No
Tc'nhcr last there las scarcely been two days
~ succession but what The weather has been
Intensely cold, with very frequent SNOW
-torn> ANA piercing winds. 1t Is now snow
ny, ana mas hccn most q! me llnc since
oHnday. The roads arc wcIl-niSh impassa-
DE, and ltaEn liia' the farmers are alarmed
"n account .! the $carc!'v "l lroTcndcr Tor
their stock. FROM Tue information derived
rom aI sections OF tie country. especially
III 'he Northwest, 1t has surely been the Sc
vcrcst winter experienced for many years.
II Is 10 he hoped that RiIdcr and more plea
'aTt weather will soon cheer and gladden.
oar hearts.
Here was case before Two OF our magls-
mates '''uaS inc Ike OF when Is rarely Wit
messed, ana Tor TIE sake oil our common MI
!haHi'! nope may never occur a@aln-dlS'
ti>h!%, ioaihsoEc, and SlckeninS Ill lts
character. About .hc hrSt OF The month, is
"is developed il The evidence, q negro man
uuucd John Wood and white woman
,G,rncd Mary Wood arrived here from Pu-
':.kj county, Va, and put up in the house of
. galovrd !amily Just outside the town, on
The Tennessee side, md in Il few DAYS the
.,:lu @ncS over 10 BlnmtSNilie, the county
arit"f Sullivan, and nbtaiaS from tie county
o!r1i marriage license 10 marry Mary
Wood. falsely representing to the clerk that
.ha was Il coiorcd woman. Rtturning with
tie license. he !lad 10 difficulty in securing
He scr, ices Of Il negro Minister'S Kind of
'f'U"rlu, wan,;>icr. whose character for mo
ratNy i ISnn:cu by the respectable co'ored
ln":n!rrs ii their Church, who proved hini-
-rII willing instrument FOX few dollars TO
= what nc must have known was gross
Violation of both the laws Of God and man.
The marriage was kept secret for week
q: ;Wo Yesterday, however, it was aScer-
tatr"d pretty clearly that such marriage had
i'nrn place, and litc in the evening the par
i!"s were arrested and confined till this
n"rninS. Upon the investigation it was
proven, aud admitted both By the negro and
HE wouiaD. that they had been married on
thr j.n Of January, and had been living to-
s:'t1rr since rs man and wife. The negro
Wood is about fifty years of age, as black rs
ir' ''r" Of spades, aud rs dirty and as mean n
''HN'nS d'rkey as Il common to hc seen. The
N"''c |I"'th Is ABOUT tWrh'y-onc years OF
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MORE SwINrLING EXposED.-The Wilson
committee at Washington cln
have another witness To throw some light
upon the workings of the Union Pacific
railroad by sending for him TO New York.
a Herald reporter called on "Wednesday upon
alr. Edward Simmonds, of $40 Broadway,
who was connected with the railroad from
March 1863 to March 1871 in the capacity
OF superintendent Of rolling stock. The
reporter asked:
"What was the character, Mr.. Simmonds,
Of your duties on the Union Pacific rail-
road!"
at was my business" he replied, to
look after the rolling stock oil the road-to
receive it and report on it to the company"
Where was your oifice?".
"At No. 20 Nassau street."
when did you first receive rolling stock
for the road!"
"Shortly after the close Of the war [ re-
ceived Il number ofSecond-hand locomotives,
which We're sold to the company by Z. g.
Butler, of Boston. They were brought
mostly from the South, and were repaired by
Barney Moore s. Co., OF Cincinnati. They
were sold to the company as first-claSs en-
gines by Butler. \ tirSt-class engine at that
time was worth from sixteen to seventeen
thousand dollars. When l saw these en-
gines wrote report to the company, u
COPY of which have ut home, and told them
what these engines were like; that they
were dear at $1,000, and unfit for any decent
road"
"Who was p. G. Buter!"
ole was relative, think nephew, Of
General Ben Butler, and he held stock in the
Credit Mobiiier."
"NNhat was the result of your report 7"
''It was never attended to. Secondhand
rolling stock, cars, und engines continued to
be received and the full price allowed for
them. went down to Alexandria in the
fall OF 1866 to look after SOME stock Butler
had there for the Union Pacific road. i
found WORKOUT Government engine, seye-
ral cars, swi,cii-staDds, and other truck.
Ibid you know of any other sort of
secondhand stock bought for the road and
charged at first.class rates 7"
"Yes, there was 4 good deal bought and
paid for Of q very inferior kind, but ] can.
not just now recollect. Atanother time,
when, like Cakes Ames, refresh my men,
Org, may be able to recall some other mat-
tcrs. 80.
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Hotter from Fayette county, w. Va
Murder TN onr Village.

Correspondence of tho Ricl,pond Dispatch.l
KANAwHA FALas,2
FAyETTE COUNTY, w. VA, January 80.
As the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad is
now finished, all eyes are turned castwardly,
old associations are being revived, and VIC
look forward with hopeful anxiety to d
greater and more familiar Intercourse be-
tween our people and yours than existed
even in the "Days Of Aud Lang Syne."
We hope 10 receive your paper now with
more regularity than ever before, and have
no doubt that your subscription list Will be
largely increased in this section Of the State.
Thinking that you would desire to have
all matters of news that occur in this sec
ton. send You the particulars of murder
which reached us to-day. Upon an investi-
CATION Of the case before Justice Kooutz the
arrest Of three Of the party was ordered,
and they were lodged in Jail. Two Of them
are said to be nephews of the deceased.
A few highs since widow lady named
KeSsler was married to Mr.. Potter.
After the marriage ceremony was per-
formed and the festivities Of the OCCASION
almost passed by there came TO annoy the hap
pincsS of the nuptial ones party Of eight
yotlng men, with guns, tin pans, horns, &c.
Four Of the party carried guns, which were
discharged alternately, at random or III
tcntiy. Suffice it to say, the bride and her
stcp-daughcr We're Standing i'll the door
way. She Chen Mrs. Potter was leaning
again>, The door-.acing. holding lighted
candle, looking on the party without.
Almost instantly four guns were fired, the
contents OF one Of the four striking the door
facing; thence entering the ear Of Mrs. Pot
ter. crushing the bono and lodging about the
centre of the head. She immediatcly fell, and
Was conveyed to her bed. DR.. II. j. Dick.
inSon was Immediately sent for, who proGed
the wound and pronounced it fatal, giving 1t
as his opinion thut the wound was caused 10y
4 hard tow-wad discharged from u gun in
the hands Of some one of the party. Mrs.
Potter, after suffering eXcruciltins pain, lin
rcrsd until Sunday afternoon the 10Th in
slant, when about 2 O'Clock she expired.
These parties reside in Mountain Cave town
ship. in this county, about twenty-five miles
from the falls
The arrival of the first train from Rich
mond created quite Il stir il our little COM
munity, and rings the death-knell of the lnm-
bc:ing stagc-coach which i'll former days
ratified by Us, loaded with passengers.
KaRawha falls must become ut no distant
day Il famous place Of summer resort. Its
mild and picturesque scenery. fine salmon
and trout-1isling, and cheap board cannot
fail TO attract visitors. An entcrrrsing cit
izen has already under way large hotel,
which will be ready for occupation before
the hot season comes on. ok. F."
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THE SMALL-PoX-A SIMPLE AND PERFECT
FUMIGAToR.-W copy the following from
the Boston Herald. The method of fumiga-
-tion might be adopted in Richmond with
profit:
| Some years ago Mr.. Porter, who DOW has
charge of the Maolis Gardens at Nahant, was
living in Boston and had house full of
young and old people as boarders and lodg.
ers. All Of 4 sudden young man in the
house was taken down with the regular
black smallpox. OF course there was
great conster q lion In that house, but
possibly nothing like what there would be
to-day under the same circumstances. Mr..
Porter. though he had never had the disease
himself, neither lad any Of the other In
mates of the house, took entire charge of
the young man. He put him in room on
the ground floor and carefully nursed him
with his own hands. The disease took a
strong hold of the young man, and medical
men gave him up, saying that he could not
| live; but Mr.. Porter thought differently,
and still carefully nursed him. In the
mean time none Of the boarders left the
house, while during the young man's sick
ness Mr.. Porterwe daily to and from his
house attending TO his business, and event
ually the young man recovered. No other
person in the house was taken down with
the disease, and no person took the disease
outside the house by coming in contact, with
Mr.. Porter, and the only precaution that be
| used about the house to prevent himself or
others from taking the disease wasthe follow
ing: In the sick room, in the front hall and
other parts. of the house, he placed small
plates Of coarse salt, and upon this salt he
daily poured about large spoonful of the
oil of.vitro. This created yapor whicl,
permeated the whole house. It was a per-
| feet fumigator, and not attended with any
| unpleasant smell. NIr. Porter, before leaving
the sick room, always thoroughly fumigated
himself with this vapor, and thus did be
prevent the spread OF the disease, while be
| is quite confident that it also was quite. bene.
| fetal to the sick man; and to-day be is con-
ident in bis own mind that if the same fu.
| mirator was used In houses where persons
are sick with the smallpox that 1t would
| prevent the spread of the disease"
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srs Cote Randolph, and q totpedo-tcats
I'D ieesl long, were taken up. 8 4, !
The vessel. Involving the greatest hboF nnd
Danger 10 taking up was the Weexawkeu. q
United States irpn-clad, which was accident
ally sunk off Morris island while being
loaded with shot md she'll. Nearly every
thing was recovered, and the skeletons OF
many Of the crew who went down were
found In a good state OF preservation In the
monster coffin in which they had been SO
long entombed. ! sssse.s ~ sss7a
The wreck upon which Professor Mallie-
fert is now engaged Is that Of the Inflated
Pafapseo. which was sunk OF Fort Sumter
by the bursting Of torpedo, which sent
down the unfortunate yesseland oil on board
to wafefy grave. Out Of this vessel about
400 tons of material have aIready been taken,
including the boiler, nnachiEcry, portions of
the turret twelve plates thick and other
material. This can only be removed by the
most powerful explosions. - ls.
The only two wrecks that now remain are
those of the Hoosetonic and Keokuk. The
former lies outside the bar, and near it The
forpedo-boat that sent it down. The latter
lies near the Lighthouse inlet. All the
bodies of those on board have been recover
ed, and great number have been buried In
q Federal cemetery near Fort ~MoultTie.
With the removal Of these last two vessels
all the distractions in Charleston harbor
will be removed. =
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CAUSE OF TIE MoDoC WAR.-The cause OF
the trouble, ostensibly at least. was the at
tempted removal Of the Modocs, Of whom
nothing had been heard for years, to the Kla.
math reservation, under the Cascade noun
taius. The Indians know the country as
well rs anybody else, and remembering what
q bleak and desoIate region this was, they re.
fused to be made to move on. The troops
were sent to force them, and from peaceful
tillers of the soil they reverted to their old
method of living by the accretion of the
scalps of enemies Correspondence Neu
York World. ~
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PROFESSOR TYNDALL's DoNATIoSs.-It may
be of interest TO those who heard Professor
Tyndall to know how he disposes of the pro-
ceeds of his lectures. we have it, though
not from direct source, that he has placed
49, 900 in the hands of committee for the
support of one or two young men desiring
to follow the pursuit of science rs profess
sion; $500 be gives to the Yale Scientific
Club, in order to found prize in the ,scien-
tifc school, to be called the Tyndali prize,
and 1880 to the Young Mems Christian
Association of WashingtoD.--Yale Record
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GUNPowDER ExPLosIoN-AS ToRERoUsE
DEMOLISHED AND TIE INMATES SERIOUSLY In
1URED,-[Special telegram to the Alexandria
Gazette. ]-ShiIoh, King George county,
January 2S.-A very serious and well-nigh
fatal accident occurred near this place yes
ferday afternoon. A six.pound canister of
gunpowder exploded in the storehouse OF
AR. Richard w. Payne, completely deinol-
ishing the building aud very seriously in
jltring Dir. Payne and other persons who
were In the store at the time. Fortunately,
almost miraculously, none were killed,
though Mr.. -Payue's; condition was regarded
by his physicians, last night, rs very critical.
Mr.. Norman Grayatt was badly burned and
otherwise injured by falling bricks and other
debris of the building. MIR. Henry Sission
was thrown considerable distance, and
lodged violently against tree in the yard
His injuries, wonderful to say, are very
slight. Mr. James Fountain escaped with
only slight scorching about the face
Thornton Cooper (colored) was badly hurt
and will probably lose the sight Of one, il
not both, Of his eyes. ras1 =
Mr. Payne at the time of the explosion was
preparing to load his gun, and while pour.
ing some powder from the canister for that
purpose, the hot ashes from bis pipe, which
he was imprudently smoking at the time, fell
upon the powder and ignited 1t.
The destruction Of the storehouse was com.
plete. Nothing remains standing but the
ground floor and the counter. The goods;
except few barrels OF whiskey that held
their position, were scattered in every direc
ton and very much damaged. .r5.s.i. p
Mr.. Payne vas Immediately carried to the
residence of Dir. James Fountain, near by
and Is under the medical treatment of Drs
Ashton, Jet, and Potts. He is d son o
Thomas E. Payne, of the old firm of Robin
son 4 Payne, of your city, and brother O
+. w. Payne, of the firm of Payne & Spill
man, Of Washington, DC. go.
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we have encountered going west; md our
engine-Which fig aregnfar coal buYner-has
secured aGnppiy TINT viii last rs until we
reach the coaldieds Of Kannwha. q & d
We haze Just received orders to hold cur.
selves, 10 readiness to smoye to- the front's
Tomorrow, and there is considerable rejofcs
Ing IN our camp OF the prospect of an .s.cn.
10 the Umo.U ~. ser As~.s-f RrHdoHp. IS
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J,OR NEW YORK.--OLDD Do .Sf1Rh
Il MNION STEAMSHIPS COMPANY. IN IN =
The sIde-wheel steamshirs OLD .D0ninlUk
WYASOKE, ISAAC BELL SARATOGA. Nj
AGAkA, ALBEsIARL z. and HATTEkAS leave
New York for Norfolk, City Point, and Etchmond
every TU ESDAY, THURSDAf,a and SATURDAY
at 3 o'clock p. ii. -.EZtt ;. fgs-l -
Leave Richmond every TUESDAY, FRIDAY
and SUNDAY at high tide.
saloons, state-rooIns, and bathrooms.
The fare, accommodations, and attention are I'm
SURPASSED. -. II ~
Close connections made With MeamcEp for III
southern and European ports. jy@4eS ~. g.
! For further Information, apply TO
JOHN w. WYATT, Agent, :z.l
my ~ - sss.tf f.ssEs No. 3 Goyornor street,
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Lsrecial Correspondence OF the Dispatch.]
Life I'm New River Canyon.

s.: BowYER's FERRY, January %.
The weather has delayed the completion
of the track, and we have spent several days
at this point-Bowyer's Ferry, or Sewel's
Station as it is now collaborating for the
grand event. This is certainly not an in
viting-looking place at which to stop. A few
shanies crouchcd on the river-bank or hug
ging the mountaiu-side, the turbulent New
river dashing over these immense boulders,
and the towering mountains which shut us
In on either side covered with snow, while
Mother Goose" is still profusely scattering
her feathers, present picture not pleasing
to the man who IS in a hurryto get on. But as
our party came here to see the last rail laid
that i to connect the Chesapeake and the
Ohio, VIC propose to accomplish our pur-
pose, and have accordingly made ourselves
con'ented and happy despite adverse circum-
stances.
We live in our sleeping-car, use our pas
scngcr coach for a parior, have had abundant
ratons admirably served, and with books,
papers, and wiring material, we have
spent our time most agreeably. Some of
the party 60 down to Miller's Ferry every
day to see the progress of the track-layers.
Excursions to high cliffs are boldly pro-
jec.ed and skilfulIy executed, and various
other out-of-door sports iudulged in; but
your correspondent clings very closely to
our comfortable car.
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teriug his brothers. stomach; which resulted
III his death. BE lived two days alter he
was shot.
We have had very hard winter, so
far, on stock. I think IL has also damaged
the wheat little. Farming operations are
stopped to considerable extent by the bad
weather. as NELSON.
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kasai Acciden. iis Nelson County.
'prscspondelce of the Richmond Dispatch. |
ELLINGTON, NELSON CouSTy, Va

EAAlNGToS, NELSON County. VA.,l
=, February l, 1873.
:, iat!i accident occurred on the farm of
w. -.r, !hiam Gordon, near this place, on the
-'th instant, which resulted in the death of
negro: II seems that he was trying 10
ro'k pistol, but could not. He handed It
10 MS brother, who was fooIng with It,
""eh II accidentally went off, the load en-
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How the Last RaiI was lai,a.. d .

sii CHESAPEAKE AND ONO RA1LRoAD,
-. =. re- !. i Il January 81, 1873.
We telegraphed you day before yesterday
full account OF the ceremonies attending
the laying of the last rail of the connection
between the Chesapeake and the Ohio, Rich
mond and the great West. - e. : - 81.
But learning to-day, Ito our great disap-
pofntment, that the wires failefi to carry you
our telegram from Hawks Nest, and that
you only received our brief dispatch from
Charleston, deem it proper, to give brief
summary of what we gave in full in our tel
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"A. NCnoR LINE STEAMERS, xkEsA

DE- .a4,,g5ls4 Z SAIL ING :S9Ia. sd 2 *
EVERY WEDNESDAY, AND SATUKDAY.s73
Passengers booked to and from railway ststf0nS
Sweden, Denmark, GcrmaIY, France, Holland, Bel
sum and the United States. ,5,,I - Il
Cabin fare from New York TO LONDON. Livcrpoo
BY Saturdays Bteamer,s Dos and S76. e
Excursion tickets, $50. All payable In currency.
Passengers hooked DIRECT from Palermo, Genoa,
Messina, and Trieste to New YGrk e.Tnsssf;
Cabin, $40; steerage, S55. Payable in currency
For further information apply TO -
Tlt EsE,f,I.i HENDERSON BROTHERS,
Bowling Green. N. T., or s,
J.1W. WYATT, Agent,
jyl 3Governor street. Richmond, Va. y
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N0rnewarsa EsDuBts.

But we are hurried from this goodly city
and the company Of pleasant friends. and at
1850 are speeding on our way bomeward
over one of the smoothest, finest roads on
country. Along the whole route we are
greeted with cheers, waving of handker-
chiefs, &C., and at one point an old woman
waved large sheet on pole. Everybody
of hours at Charleston, crossing the Kama.
VIVA on the ferry-boat " Shoo-Fly," we were
the guests of the Hale House, one Of the
finest hotels in the South, and had pleasant
converse with old friends and new. Here
our train was crowded, and many left who
were anxious to go, when we started again
on our way: +
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A. RICH I1eA

DHILADE A. RICH-xG|T%h
IL MOND. AND NORFOLK sTEA
WEEK.ESteamers NORFOLK. Umpire, and J.
s. GREEN, composing this line, viii leave Rfch-
mond every MONDAY and THURSDAY At ~
and SATURDAY at the same hour, alternately.
Freights received daily Sundays excepted for ai
parts Of Psnnsylyana, New Jersey, aIa Dea,Mars,
and bills of lading signed through. =
Freight taken for Norfolk at Moderate rates. Z,
Passage to Philadelphia, tnclnding meals snd
stateroom, IS. W. z. PORTEE, AGENT
=: 7T'.T No. 1895 Dock street, Richmond
e.7,s WILbIAM II. CLYDE q CO. Agents,
q, gr M I'll North Wrhnryes. pbilsdelnlilh.
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PHILADELPHIA, February 1.-THE decree
Tor the Credit-0i obiiier has been denied.
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SUNDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

Our Sunday was spent much more decent
Iy than we had hoped. Having heard it
said "1here is no Sunday in these noun
tains," we were rcgretting the necessity Of
staying here, and inquiring tho facilities for
getting to the White Sulphur and back,
when it was suggested that we could con-
vert our coach into chapel, that the minis
ter of the party could preach, and that the
track-laycrS of Mr.. Thomason's camp and
our party would make congregation. The
suggestion met with universal approval the
enginc-bcll answered for church-cal, and
at II o'clock the coach was crowded with as
attentive q congregation as one often sees.
The whole scene was very impressiye-tbe
sn ,w-capped mountains, the noisy river.
miugIinS with the song Of praise; the up
turned, eager faces of men who have
warm hearts beneath a rough eXte-
rior, and many of whom had been
denied church privileges for long time,
combined to form a picture that master
hand might delight to paint. Mr.. Jones
preached in the morning from the text II
have called you frieuds," and at night from
Romans xii, II: mot s'othful in business,
fcrvent in spirit, serving the Lord"
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pBIyE THE LAST SPIKE

viii be universally recognized, and as he
came forward, holding in his hand the rule
with which he measured the first work ever
done on the old "Louisa" railroad. he was
radiant With pleasure at seeing completed
the work he begun nearly forty years ago,
and "drovc home" the spike with a viSor
which indicated that he is still good for
many more miles of Misunderstanding.
After the last lick was struck Mn. Jones
led in thanking God for the blessings of the
past, and invoking His continued favor, and
the ceremonies were closed.
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TOuN a.. SLOAN ffoRSERLys OF CHARLES
~ q. WORKMAN q Coz, afERCHANDISK Rkfs-
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ars, Richmand, s Al. Z. Stokea q Ss0s. Ill hinosds
Va. Tlrlsfiss MDlehaH, prestd dent Fntcn Aasietiaf
Baa k, New York = Rgh Jenhina d Coz haliian0Ea.
Ma. ID. %. woods 70 CO., Baifisnores 31sl r
HSainker z Cos New York. y fA-sm Il