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u.o,tcr from GordonsviIle.

rr,prrpsuoDdguce OF the h'sp"N+''
lN GoepoNsv1LLB, VA, May 20.
Soon after the arrival OF Tue Cnes,'pe1ns
and Ohio accommodation train Oh oacu, ua'
niyht Il young man by the name VI JUN
Johnston entered the baggage'ca! by li,eans
of q duplicate key and took Vallse Oe'0 yu
inc TO MIR. Samuel Cross, the fireman. IT.
vnIise contained various articles. Inc siies'
was not discovered until next morning loul..
dnv) Mr. Cross went to get Ms Yal'se out
TO dress, and found bimself minus tDe ABOVE
articles. Suspicion resting on counsion, d
,rarront was obtained and placed in the hands
of Officer Brown. =.
John.1on was traced to house just out OF
town bnt owing to some bad management
no was allowed TO escape, and made bis way
~ Alexandria, Va, where he was caused to
no arrested by Conductor Ben. Paul., VINO
deserves the thanks Of our citizens. Officer
Brown was sent to Alexandria yesterday ana
returned last night with the prisoner ID
charge. Johnston, who for some time has
been practicing the art of stealing, is q young
man about eighteen, red hair, and rather
hadupDearance; was for some time employed
"a brakesman on the Chesapeake and ONO
railroad, but recently discharged by tnat
company; has been living near town lor
wears has been looked upsn generally as
bad character, and at last has come 10 Sriel,
his chances being very good Tor Colonel
Strother's institution in Richmond.
He was brought before Justices fauico'
uer and StonesilIer this morning ana the
above charges clearly proven; IN iace ne WIS
compelled in the Mayors office to dlsrooc
himself of clothing belonging to Mr. cross
the yalise. clothing, and gold watch, ana
,,;r of shoes beinu found in his possession.
4 silver watch and two goa rings t are rrs stni
missing. He was sent on 10 the IcNt Slanu
;nrv Which meets at Orange Courthouse
in June. 1,-,. ,,
,ool,inr fine in this vicinity. Business dull
and little prospect OF improvement. S.
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, Tn I>py,S.-Thc New York Times has
some sure remarks about the Indian upon
thc occasion of the effort to bring in "oslo'
hama" as Territory. Upon this point the
Times is not disposed to hurry matters ana
contends that the question should DC 'e'' ~
the Indian. 1t says:
"Tnc white man can aliofu 10 ~ t ra
ticntlv. He can see many reas"ns W.; ons
Indians would be vastly bel'er Oil as .a',N 49,
Of the United States than they no" a'S, oas
Il hcs, becomes him to allow 'nehi W uee:'
FOR themselves whether they VIII sun illa,n.
t,;n their naughty isol,tion or viii nnai'S
adopt the sentiments OF those VINO WISH lo'
tbc red rs well as for the black man l''ace
In Congress
The white man who supposcs he can pro-
mote the happiness Of the Indians by making
them citizens is poor philosopher. and mas
read and observed to little purpose; aho
those sentimental enthusiasts who argue tha'
| il is best for the White people to lave negroes
unon an equality living amongst them art
worse than luratics. They have couca'lol
! ona oxncricnce and are still fools. The III
dian is happier living apart to bih'se'' "'i'
nurs,,;ur the life for which he was crca:eo
He is higher in the scale Of humanity tnaf
the negro. The Iadial's wounded priu.
vii, make him miserable aud shorten his lie
The NEGRO knows no; wounded pride, ano
will subsist upon the comforts provided by
an intelligence and perseverance Which DC
cannot initiate nor does not emulate. Either
is better of out of the pale OF white society
and il there is any doubt about this, Ger
taiuly there can be no doubt that the white
| man is better off without either Of them.
Tie number Of whites that desire to see
either Indian or negro 10 the CHAIR OF 'n'
| speaker of the House Of RcprcSeh'''l'. :
| must be exceedingly small, ana .il'! ''io &"
contemplate as possible. S"ch pe's0l.r t.
must be degraded to the lowest ie,'. " ~
| mental aud moral consideration bu' Al
r,bcr Of the two races are to be represented
in tba, position, hey ond doubt the great bulk
| q. white men would infinitely prefer that 1t
shouId be the Indiiu. Poor man, low III
deed has he fallen. When the negro Is put
above hinl-him who was once lord OF the
realm.
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a labor meeting in Boston few NIGHTS
since stfgmatized The Government under
which we live as "tyrannous fraud ,,
Couldn't they be satisfied with calling it q
s'i.raud:" That is bad enough, one would
think. But the hborers have q specia
grievance which comes under the head o.
tyrannous: that Is, the Government WONT
declare "eight hours to be the legal and
constitutional days labor. A terrible in.
fraction Of individual rights, that. Why,
the absorption Of the rights Of the States and
the social revolution in the South by which
property is despoiled and the only capable
governing class reduced to level of barba.
risn are as nothing compared with it. These
labor agitations are important, indeed. If|
they only could succeed In reducing tho
hours OF labor without reducing the per
diem compensation for labor, and make en- |
r'oyers ali able to pay it without adding to
the cost of their manufactures, that would |
D. IN achievement worth talking about.
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Arkansas Diversions.

The strong arm OF the Federal Govern
,n.n, having been thrust into the arena IL
Arkansas. BAXTER, whom 1t protects, is ram
rr,nt. and BROOKS is llcd-become the run
ring Brooks" He is unquestionably in dan
ger. as will be any man i'll Arkansas after DC
has aroused the passion of revenge. ha'
State seems TO be under violent Influences.
!, has always been killing State. Men sci
nc their differences in very dcc'oeo HILL
ncr. A Geba;er on the floor Of The a h'''>'S
legislature once offended the Speaker OF Inc
House; whereupon tbs guardian OF ordef
and decorun descended from Inc chair anu
en-. him down With bowie-kuife. Still, as to
Questions of law and constitution, Arkansas
was STRIFE, maintainer of both prior to the
ciyj, war. 1t was only human life that was
not protected and many were the cases Oh
personal difference that were promptly set
lied with knife or pistol, and the courts thus
relieved of all trouble with regard TO them'
1od,ed. such was the freedom OF passion
there that it might, with show OF reason,
have been inferred that the Hot Springs
we're very near much hotter place.
Therefore BROOKS may have done well 10
So. away, ii he has indeed escaped. BAXTER
had already forecasted bis doom. The Ne"
York Herald thought he should be hung.
We're both he and BAXTER hung on the same
aibbet there would be little loss to society.
They are biackguards both, no doubt.
1t is 10 be hoped that BAXTER, having been
sustained and order restored, will put
himself on bis good behavior and endeavor
20 stop the lawlesSness that has displayed it.
self with 90 much violence. We have no
doubt that some judges OF the Supreme Court
of Arkansas deserve killing, but. then the
putting an end to them won't put an end to |
killing. BAXTER is mean fellow, we sus- |
poet: but he should be satisfied With his trl- |
unph and permit the renegade preacher |
Brooks and all bis official confeGerates to 60. !
The Arkansas case has been beneficial to |
the South. 1t has been abominable enough |
to excite the general adherence of the
and il has been so unexampIed in |
the history of the South before the war that |
it is impossible to resist the conclusion that
it has grown out Of reconstruction. In that
lies the disease that has cursed the South
and degraded the Union.
IL has done more; il has shown the Fcde-
raj Government that it can only relieve itself
Of the annoyance Of conflicts i'll the southern
States by adhering to the Constitution, and
that il can only restore to those States peace
and order, and good government, by undo
ing some CT its bad reconstruction work.
There mus; be some conservative check put
npon the lawless spirit Of barbarism, and the
corrupt practices of dishonest adventurers
in league with negroes, or the best part of
this Union will be hopelessly degraded, and
cease to be the chief pride and wealth of the
nation.
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From Nottoway County.
THE CROPS -AAHoSE's EXPRESS.

-.ase s.as& Observation-Disclosures, May 49,.
i. Editors Dispatch: The farmers in this
section are all quite busy trying to make up
for lost time during the long wet spell which
we had for several weeks previous to the
last. The little town Of Blacks-and- W hites
is daily alive with wagons from Lunenburgg,
Mecklenburg, and Brunswick, bringing in
tobacco and taking back loads Of guano and
goods of all kinds for the numerous stores
III the aforementioned counties. Blacks
and- Whites Is the depot to which most Of
the produce of the three said counties Is sent
One hundred wagons are often seen standing
at the depot aud warehouse to be unloade6
and loaded.
The farmers are all very responding about
their tobacco plants, have heard severn
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, Iorg. frmcrs say,vho always plant Iaag ",
crops that they did not have plants enough VA
to plant more than the third Of CROP , ia ssi,i
many say that they have none ataiI, ana r Nh,
have to put their tobacco land 10 corn. ,,as n of
cold and wet spring is said to bethe cause Oh
~ We are truly glad TO see that you are down .
an Mahone's express, for there is NOT a Gay
that passes but what we hear OF some , 1ne -
complaining on account OF nor pelng uoI ';, "
get their express packages lrom y1ut n.y. tt.s,
and others without paying double mnat , lucy
ought to, and with much 'rou1 n 8. w
anon. :,
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nation.

in rcjoinder to the Flrginian, Of Lynch
burg, we say in all kindness that it seems to
be claiming credit for its folly in doing so.
much gratuitous work for the public. Does
it not sce-and does not the public equally
sce-,hat when 1t loses, as it confesses,
81 thousands Of dollars by non-paying SUD-
scribers,' it must make up the losses by IN
c3casing the burthens of those subscribers
who do payf II all paid, would not Inc
Frginian be published at cheaper rate !!
Again: AS to which should trust tns
other, the subscriber or the editor, cieari!
We think the subscriber should trust INT
editor. Individual subscriptions are small
in amount, and they are scattered over
wide field, and therefore are hard and eX
pensive to collect. There is no guarantee
that they will be paid after the publisher
has labored whole year to earn them. o.
the other hand, the publisher has an exten
sive establishment and is publishing pape
whose value to him is the best guarantee
t..at it will be continued. The subscriber
rua little or no risk, and the publisher run
heavy one by trusting his paper to thos
whom he does not know.
The money paid in advance strengthen
the editor, enables him to conduct his pape
with energy, ard to give..it the greatest in
terest, whilst protected from loss from de
lmquent subscribers, he is enabled to fur
niSh his paper at q cheap rate to the public
The cash system is necessary to publishers
1T is demanded by the nature Of their busj
ness; and it cannot possibly ipjure any goo
and talented journal.
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JORDAN ALUM SPRINGS
ROCKBRIDGE co1,rr,,

n! The e = third B season Of this delightful and
OF June when the spacious estab.lshmso,n lLs II.
opened to visitors. - 1''hs"i'eht will b..
The Grand Hotel has been comnlo,as =,
season, and Is one OF the largest, mos - s!hee last
comfortable In the mountains. Ia roorn iern and
convenient, and elegantly Furnished b ate large,
IN e5oh room: also, electric bells c0nnec'tny ~
The Office from every room, and alsn ~ ny with
t,ges Hot and cold. baths, with clo .sn me cot
floor. ~ " ''"Het, on e"ery
On the LIST or JUG the original bc.e, :,
first TWO seasons, will be opened on ill., n Use The
pian. and be known y the European Uop.a european
al the Improvement Of the Grand Hotei IL has
The waters OF the three springs are aIIr,
ALUM, and CHALYBEATE. a. i'DlSE-
Inc Annapolis Band from the Naval ,o.,
viii furnish most delightful music for The t.afr!ny
which is the largest 10 the Mountains ,rd ON
lawn. Nih'j iAo In.
MANIFESTATIONS, BILLIRD.poouc .,,,,
tables new and mojerD and all other am WIN
vided. '0't - are pro-
We take pleasure In announcing thai W. b.
cured the services OF Mr.. J. Il. TISSLEY Ia ;a't 81
known TO the travelling public as having fpn' zen
nected Tor years with the t,reenbrIer Whit " I
more recently with The Allegheny Springs " ana
VINO VIII assist III The management. "N'n'1'
TERMS:
"a u"3 All Jun .'.......,....,......S . "a
Fer month Tor June ...................,...5n ~
Per day from July Ii. Observation-Disclosures" ~ W
Per month from July 1st........,.S50 .ns-2 ~
according to location Of rooms There il No ,1y w
ence, however, In furniture or convenience mi
dren under ten and servants ha!f-pr!ce Whi,a Ing
wants according 10 acconimodatioEs desired
For descriptive pamphlets and acaIysn. .; ,y.,o-u
apply TO Purcell Ladd & Co. or Wes;. John.,Gu =
20. C., r. lIrtfE
my 2O-1m M,n.,,,-
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SALARIES OF PosTMAsTERs.-The House
Committee on Post-Ofices and Post.Roads
have virtually agreed to recommend a re-
turn to the original plan under which the
salaries Of the various postmasters were re.
guiated: This Law authorizes the adjustment
OF salaries by the moneyed receipts of each
once. AT present the scale is arranged by
Tue amount Of business transacted, letters
Stamped, DC. The committee deem the
former method more equitable, and better
suited TO hx the standard of all offices. The
New York city post-oftice is exempted from
the provisions of the act, and the salary
fixed permanently at sc, 900.
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DECORATING SOLDIERS GRAvEs.-Presldent
Grant approves of the cooperation OF those !
who were opposed to one another during
the late war ia the decoration of graves OF
soldiers who heroically fell on both sides,
and that be believes the time has come when
eTerv feeling of fraternity should be en-
couraced, and advantage taken OF every OPP
portunity to remove any remaining animos'
ity occaSioned by the war.
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Richmond has grown to be too large l''
holding ward meetings. The people are no
satisfied with that plln of nominating can
didates or of elccting delegates. Hereafter
it is likely, primary elections VIII nave 10 Ut
hall
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PATE MIS- ON CAR-WHEELs.-The House
Committee on Patents has agreed to re.
port adversely upon the extension of the
Atwood car.wheel patent. This patent is
used by every railroad in the country, in.
Guiding street railroads, and the opposition
TO its extension has been very great,
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AT Il mass meeting Of workingmen in Chi
cago resolutions were offered endorsing the
platform of the National Convention and de-
Douncing the effort to abrogate the eight
hour Law. !
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ADJUSTMENTS.
THEATRE.
Brilliant success OF
r 1TTrF NELL, the CALIFORNIA DIAMOND
THIS Thursday EVENING,
FIDELIA, THE FIRE WAIF.
TOMORROW EVENING BENEFIT OF LITTLE
TOMORROW EVENING - BENEFIT OF Lille
NELL, and entire change OF bill
Il

RICHMOND THEATRE. - SALNlNl,
IL THE GREATEST OF LIVING ACTORS
TWO NIGHTS ONLY=MONDAY AND tug
nay EVENING, MAY 25TH AND 26TH-EA-
TRAORDINARY ANNOUNCEMENTS Signor
Tommaso SalYinl, the llnsrious Italian trageaiIn,
and his entire 1ea IA Enrnpa
~ MDSDAY EVENING. May 25tll, at O'clock
TIFF GIADIATOR-Salyini in his great role OF
TIE GIADIATOR: Signora Piamonte as FAUsTINA.
TUESDAY EVENING, May 26th-farewelI per-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sublime Tragedy, Ia d
LET-SalvIn In his unique impersonauon' HAM
LET; Signora PIamonte as OPHELIA.
Notwithstanding the enormous expense a.t - u
Ing these representations the management mas
adopted the following liberal scale of prices Dress
circle and orchestra, reserved 81 parqaGete re
served, Sl so; admission, VI gallery ooc! =, We
BoLp's music store, 920 Nal street, on
DAY, May goth. at O'clock NY 1I---
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Per day for Jun.
A LLEGHANY SPRINGS.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VA.

This delightful watering-plsce, 50 vel known -
a resort for fashion and wealth, Is we'll IS GyrItS
viii open on the
1ST OF JUNE, 1874,
for reception OF visitors uoder the uanaccme.. n
MAJOR JOHN L. WILSON. who va. for NAV,
years manager OF the Old Swec. Spring.
Professor kesSnichs Band, 30 long Identified yb
these Springs. Is engaged for the geasor.
There Is q telegraph, express, post. and railroad
ticket Office In the hotel.
Livery stable, trn-pin alley. billlrd saoon good
bathing, an eleg ant steam Laundry, and mlay other
attractions.
RATES OF BOARD.-Per diy. So: per No <
$3.50: per month, $50; for N nth of June 80:
for any three consecutive months si5 per month
For further information AMI pamphlets, a !r.>S
ALLEGHANY SPRINGS COMPANY.
Virginia
This water Is for sale by PURCELL. LADD { Co.,
Richmond and all the principal druggists through
out the United States. my colin
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DANGER OF BEING TOO SoCIAL.-Mr. Rous-
seau, of Dakota Territory, while travelling
the railroad cars with fascinating young
man, styling himself Charles Warner, dry
goods agent, and this hasty acquaintance.
ship ended by Rousseau being drugged and
robbed. The nice young man was very hos.
pitabIe and took Rousseau to the house OF
his sister, as he said, and would not permit
him to run into hotel expenses. Rousseau
remembered nothing more that happened
till he was picked up in the street by pc.
liceman. Moral.--Be careful about making
the acquaintance of nice young men in the
cars.-Nelp York Herald.
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w. w. EATON was elected Senator from
Connecticut on Tuesday. That is what our
telegram on the subject tried (but iailed) to
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nr. tsetff7eId in Ari<aKl as-IAS Ssuas'
vscArells n Clear Story.

II. Y. Il. went TO Arkansas to report ioi
Tho cincinnati Commercial. What he writes
NAV be relied upon. We quote a few para
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MILITARY NOTICES.
HOTELS.

This favorite place OF resort continues to be lib
orally patronized particularly by friends nom
Cuba and the South. Tho hotel Is now In nue. OF.
der for the reception OF guests, and the table ana
attention unsurpassed.
| 80 90 o,,w1m Projectors.
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BUFFALO SPRINGS. MECkLENBBII n IF
ID COUNTY, VA.-RECENT DlsGot En-
An ADDITIONAL SPRING, decidedly mp III pfTbbe-a
ted with the celebrated /" Salts OF LitnhI IN he
Springs open for the reception OF fis's"''
FIRST OF JUNE, 1874. ,. reysrvsej
In most OF the chronic forms OF uisea ruIoy
40 remedial by mineral waters tnese '9'~o
deseryedly high reputation, ,ower In dis
In general adaptation andenratise p,,an forms,
cages OF women In dyspepsia In its pieles N; 80
In Chronic intermittent fexerS, ana III Az ,,nout
generated by malrial possons, thsi SS,oerca, Thu
SSSrai an,onS the medicinal waters O. Ate. ,,n.
nrbnrtator Is aware THAI this Is very sSoH "a ie,.
The public viii Judge II 1t besuStaineo W
nonisls submitted. o,.,,, yu,uab.e
snr.nss have beer discovered at this place ys,os
Them, according to an analysis made oy .,ajwl:A
Tonry> Of Baltimore, Is deeldediy trh crle
the ssSaits or Lishia," which has gwen "nuu,ry
hrsy to the Gettysburg spring In onr own frr, OK
and 10 tha AK II Chappelle ana Slsns ~ hish'y
the continent OF Europe, aud whieh - .swesiy In
esteemed In the medical wortu ~ ss,s,tSer ase.-
gout, rheumatism, and Ia kidney ana "'N ..
Professor George B. Wood, Of the unt's no S,ae4
| Pennsylvania, says: 3There Is pefists sxpS;ci
remedy from which equal stcaey naa! ,rste OF sos'
In the removal or tho deposits OF Tue u, souty =,
/ In the ioints and Hsamentous tsosur5 "a The I'D
dents, and Ia preventing the aep'S'' ;,
/ neys and ar! Gary passages. 49,. ,s,s n the OIL.
| IL may ioe worthy OF not ta a. w. ssn Is fpaa
4 Spring HI Virginia In when eni'
Pamphlcts containias analysis, tes prR cEIt
can be had on application 70 mesSW rsr, JoiiS
/ LADD a. CO., druggists, or Messfs. Richmon.
| sTnss q Co, booksellers, Main strees; ~ Hoydoi
Va. or hy addressing tha nnSess2hSsSra a ;tOps,
Iva, zap 24-a&w4I THV"-As g
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BLOWERS! FLO w E RS !!.-aas
Il FLOWERS.l!-Those In want ofSEHl
BEDDING-P1ANTS, etc.. will find 1t .o.SNs&S
their advantage TO call at LAlRD'S FLOWER
GARDENS, Grace street, where they VIII lind 6
large and fine collection. yerbenas 60 cents PEI
dozen ;iother plants at equally low rates. 81 ~ ~
my 0l -SIk $500 .-..# III. f.. MS .a.,-. )
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nh M - 49, BATH COUNTY, VA.

This famous wATER-CURE EST AbL; i,;,rs
NEWT Is now open FOR the reception OF 'S!i. .,s.
II has been greatly enlarged aud llnprosed sS a..
LAST season. and arranged 10 afford the hisnesS
gree Of comfort to iuvslds and also tox n ~ is
anriyaied baths for the cure Of rheumatism, you;
liver disease, &C., &C., are to be found yaln ,irn,
drinking waters, including very saPesloI "'"'
and iron water. ., tho nub,ic
This famous resort Is so well known 70 the pu'"N
that further description Is unnecessary. ,,.r.i,y
Professor j. L. CABELL, d.. y, y! a'e eN''
OF VIrgipis. Is resident physician:
For Pamphlets aud circulars address sro
Richmond, Va-or.
,,sr ,f,,aoer Hot Springs, Bath
county, Va ~! - 49,
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DR., EDWARDS, OF RICHMOND, VA.-Rev.
John E. Edwards, D. D., Of Rehmona, va
occupied the pulpit at Chestnut-street fres,
byterian church YESTERDAY morning. ornts AM anu
preached to very large and attentive audi
enco. The sermon, which was delivered in
auent and eloquent style, was full of inter
est. and the congregation showed the most
marked appreciation throughout.-Lou's'
ollie Courier, 18Th.
BISHOP DoGGErT. There was a very large
Iaudience ut morning service at the Broadway
Baptist church yesterday, and the sermon by
Bishop Doggett was full Of beauty and lofty
inspiration Courier, 18th.
REV. DR.. DuNcAN.-Wa lnut.Street Metho
dist Episcopal church was densely crowded
yesterday morning when the Rev. James A,
Duncan, D. D., of Virginia, began his ser
mon.-LoutsuiHe Courier, 18th.
| THE Courier goes on to give synopsi;
Of DR.. Duncan's fine discourse.l