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JAMES RIVER STEAM BOATs.@a,
- COMPANY. s1tssa67 b
SUMMER SCHEDULE.
FOR NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH. BALTIMORE,
| PHIL AND NEW YORK,
ALSO FOR
|. REGULAR LANDINGS ON JAMFS RIVER.
On and after TUESDAY. June LIST. 1875, this
Company's fast and elegant steamer JOHN SYL-
VkSTER. Captsin j. A. POST. carrying United
States Mali, will leave wharf, Rockets, for above.
named poiuls TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, and
SATURDAYS ut $50 A. IL.
Passengers make sure connections with Bay Line
at Norfolk for Baltimore, Philadel phfa, and New
York.
FARE TO NORFOLK ONLY....... 2 90
FARE TO NORFOLK AND RE-
w
Fare 10 baltimore. y w
Fare 10 Philadelphia. 00
Fare to New YORK;. IL oU
Tickets for sale on steamers, ut CARRIER l. Co. IS
Ticket Agency. Main stree, and Exchange Hotel,
aud baggage checked through. Freight received
daily for Boston, Norfolk. and Portsmouth. and
regular landings on James river from A. NJ. 10
6 Z. VI. at reason able rates.
Freight for way. landings must be prepaid.
l.. II. TATUM, General a gent.
Office Companys wharf. Rockets; branch office
at W. ID. Blair & Co.'S, corner OF MIMI and Main
streets. lei
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fAssacfatad Press TELEGRAM.

sAsSOclalSu fTts6 1ct SEaui'J
GALVESTON, September 24-Mrs. Herndon
and family, who were reported lost, are at
Yalasco safe; also, DR.. Alexander and family,
who are ut Lyncbburg.
The Acknowledgement telegaphed to the
Secretary Of War for aid, as In The Alabama
case, and The Secretary replies that Texas
does no lie wi!hjp the scope Of country pro-
yided for BY law.
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SALES.

WHEAT White 3l4 bushels common at IL Is;
80 bushels common ut S1.20; 402 bushels prime
NJ SLAB; 90 bushels ry good at 81 40; ls4
blu .hcls az ~ 49, 224 bushels at 81 rs: SO bush.
els at 1877; IL bushels fair at II 80 94 bushels
comno ut 81. l2 total. 1.4l 4 bushels. Red, 2gS
lu heels at tl.40 CTS bushels at $3.50; 306 bush;
els common at Sl.I5: 224 bushels at 81 70; ~
sI.IO; 4O4 bushels good on private tel ms; %
bushels good at S1.40; 422 bushels good at ~ SO;
1926 bushels very good at S1.37; 20 bushels com
mon al $l2O; 400 bushels prime OH private
terms 28 bushels common al $l.O5-toal, 1902
bushels,
bushels very gonG 1T S4c.: so bushels prime on
private terms: so bushels good at S4c.-total. 6S6
bushels. IalLo,1 70 bushels very good at &C.
Hired. 90 bushels good ut S2c.
OATs.-132 bushels prime winter at Soe:; SO
srring al 42c.; 20 bushels very gnod ut 47kc.: 122
bushels good at 45c.: 90 bushels common spring al
4lc.-tota, 462 bushels. ~
% bushels common at soc total, 1872 bushels.
ME4L.-44 bushels at SIC.
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LUM Der, De.

LUMBER, de.
~ F. WATSON'S
". FuRNlTUgE-WORKs LUMBER-MILLs,
near this city, now have capacity OF 10000 feet
uer day and are prepared 10 cut bills of any size
49, BUILDING LUMBER
from stock OF 500. 900 feet of logs at the mill.
The railroad cars run into ne mill enf9r III S a :,
the ASH, OAK, BEACH, POPLAR, &C., from
the mills.
Orders left az yard at Rockets. or at
WAREROOM CORNER THIRTEENTH AND
FRANKLIN STREETS.
Sc 2O-3m
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COMM ERCIAL.
CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND. September "a, 1875.

RICHMOND. September "a, 1875.
.... OFFERINGS.
WHEAT White, 1886 bushels. Red, 4.SZo
bushels.
CORN White, CSC bushels. IelioD, 32 bushels.
Mired. 1913 bush Is
OATS.-344 bushels.
EYE.-132 bushels. g..
MEAL-S4 bushels. '~'
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DTLL.HEADs, 81 to $40 per rsam, at the
- n.srarII ..Ia 4Aao-sauSsSs
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC, SEPTEMBER 25, 1875.
Sun rises Moon rises......... 1.29
SIM sels.......... 5.57 High tide. loo
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CHOICE BAKING MOLASSES.-We
" have Just received 3 few
PuNCHEONS CHOICE BAKING MOLAsoEo,
warranted; also, hoe stock OF 1.
FLOUR, GROCERIES, FISH, CHEESE, &c. .
HaHsEK d COS PURE RYE waIsKgY.
AZ 90 ROGERS & MCCASCt.
Middletown transcript., 1875-11-13

PETERsoN's MAGAZINE for December
is ahead of all others. a miracle of
beauty and cheapness! 1t has two
splendid steel plates. one Of them, "a
Little Tot" as cunning az possible; a
mammoth colored pattern for q slipper;
and nearly fifty wood-cuts Of fashions
and patterns. The stories are by the
very best authors, all powerfully writ
ten. For 1876. in addition TO the 100
shorter stories, .tioe copyrighted ..opelets
are announced: one Of them. .'The
Days Of '76,"' by Mrs. Ann 5. Stephens
is just the thing for the Centennial
year. Certainly, all things considered,
this Magazine has no equal at its price.
The terms are astonishingly low. viz !:
Two dollars a year. the postage pre-
paid by the publisher. The prices to
clubs are cheaper still postage also
-paid), viz: Three copies for a.
80, with supurb Mezzotint (21 inches
by 26) "Christmas Morning." the
finest and costliest ever offered, to the
person getting up the club; or six
copies for $1,000 postage pre-paid),
and both an extra copy and the prem
ium engraving to the person getting ~
the club. For large clubs the prices
are even lower. Specimens Of the
Magazine are sent, gratis, if written
for. to those who wish to get up clubs
Now is the tine to subscribe for 1876.
Address Charles j. Peterson. SOC
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Pa,
Middletown transcript., 1875-11-13

master the No6positiou and secure his
nomination for a third term; or had the
Democrats carried two-thirds Of the
electoral vote this year, as they did last,
Grant could have compassed another
nomination. because his party would
have regarded it as forlorn hope. But
with the electoral vote Of 1875, tie.
and from forty to fifty votes doubtful
on each side, the Republicans will not
fool with Grant. They can throttle
him now and they will, for he has no
friends in the party outside Of the few
immediate dependents who have profted
by his erra.ic favor.
The Republicans will nominate none
Of the old Grant stagers. like Conkling.
Morton Or Blaine. They will rid
themselves of the taint of Grantism
unless they have lost their cunning, and
present some midiling man Of fair re-
cord, like Chief Justice Waite, or Gov
ernor Hartranft The strongest man
would be Governor Hawley. and next
to him We would rank Governor Hart
rauft, unless be gets Cameron fairly
astride of his neck, which would defeat
him either in a conyention or in an
election. The Democrats may or may
not end the suicidal policy that has
made them hewers Of wood and drawers
of water for more than half a genera
tion. 1t might be wise for them to
take Charles Francis Adams as their
candidate. but it is probable that q
blameless Democrat for President. with
such man as Adams. Curtin. Clay or
Trumbull for Vice President. would be
the, winning card. Hancock, Hen
bricks, Tilden and Bayard would be
the prominent names to-day, with
chances in favor of Hendricks, but
the Washington political mill has a full
winter and spring to grind out issues
and available nominations, and no one
can tell where the disturbed needle will
point by June Of next year It is
gratifying to all sincere men that both
parties are put squarely on their good
behavior by the elections Of 1875, and
there is hope for the country because
of the just Difference political managers
will he compelled 10 pay to the people
in shaping the issues and candidates
for 1876. An even start. gentlemen,
and the most worthy will win. Score
it down philadelphia Times.
Middletown transcript., 1875-11-13
Political Notes.

Full returns have been received from
all the counties of Maryland. For
Governor, Mr.. Carroll had 85,247
votes and Mr.. Harris 72. .409-Carroll' 8
majority 1888. &
For Comptroller. Mr.. Woolford had
IS, ,837 votes and Mr.. Wilkins u, 2,2O3
Woolford's majority 1864.
For Attorney General. Mr.. Gwinn
had sc, 161 votes and Mr.. Wallis 71,-
1876 -Gwinn's majority 14.425.
The Legislature stands thus: Senate,
10 Democrats. 7 Opposition House of
Delegates. 81 Democrats, 27 Republi-
cans and Reformers.
The complete vote Of Massachusetts,
gives CASTOR, Democrat, for Governor,
78, 8,246; Rice, Republican. 83,523 ;
Baker. prohibitionist, 1865; Adams.
LIZA; Phillips, Labor Reform, Dol.
Full returns Of the election in Kansas
show that the Republicans carry all Of
the seventy-tvo organized counties ex-
cept three. Last year the, opposition
carried sixteen counties in the State.
The full official vote Of Pennsylvania
gives Hartranft. Republican, for Gov.
ernor majority Of IA, $50.
It is now stated that the majority fol
Ludington. Republican, in Wisconsin,
,'cannot be varied much from 800.
Middletown transcript., 1875-11-13


A DEER CHASE IN THE SrREErs.-
The time was when deer were chased
through the streets Of Philadelphia,
but it was a long time ago. Perhaps
the city is degenerating in the Eigh-
teenth ward, and grass may be growing
in the streets Be that as 1t may, We'd
nesday large deer was found roaming
round The Fishtown hunters turned
out and had lively time A rope
was put across Lawrence street and
Girard avenue, but the deer skipped
nimbly over it. About 100 policemen.
300 citizens, aud a thousand women
and children, gave chase to his deer
ship, and there were good times for an
hour Up and down the streets, taking
twenty feet leaps over the heads Of the
painting and excited pursuers, did the
deer spring. At last he foolishly ran
up an alley and a dozen policemen
spraug on him. some hung around his
neck. others clung to the horns. and
each leg was in the grasp Of two blue
coats. What could the poor deer do ?
He gave up end is now 10 the yard Of
the Tenth District Station House. To
whom be belongs or where be came
from no one knows.
Middletown transcript., 1875-11-13

PENALTY OF UspRY.-The United
States Supreme Court has recently
given an important decision in reference
to the liability Of national banks charg-
ing or receiving rate Of interest ex-
ceeding that allowed by law The de-
cision overrules the decision Of the New
York State courts. which made them
forfeit the principal and interest Of
notes upon which illegal interest was
received, and declares that only the in
terest is forfeited. As this more en-
lightened view is taken by the highest
authority in the nation, il will hence
forth settle the question as to the liza
bilities of national banks in such cases.
The principle declared is the same as
that on which the Maryland law rests
in regard 10 usury. Baltimore Sun.
Middletown transcript., 1875-11-13

MooDY's DRAMATIC TALENT. "A man
only few feet from the speaker tainted
and bis friends, affrighted, gathered
about him, aud hundreds Of persons
sprang to their feet (" You are dis
mayed. are your" cried the speaker.
almost tauntingly, to the crowd "You
are thrown into confusion and routed
BY the faiuting Of manly trance
that will resemble death for few mo-
ments only! What if that man had
been struck dead-dead with his sins
upon hip-dead sithout repentance or
confession? Then you might stand
ghastly and terrified. And how many
Of you if death should come as sudden
ly as did that fainting fit. could rejoice
over the call?'' The bold move of the
speaker gave him the control Of the
house. The swooned man was carried
out quietly, but all eyes were riveted
upon the preacher, not upon the help
less burden. During the evening six
others tainted in less conspicuous posi-
tions, and were borne oat without the
slightest disturbance being created-ao
quietly that only the police record told
the number. N Y. Sun.
Middletown transcript., 1875-11-13

Forty FIVE miles an hour, kept up
for ten hours. is pretty sharp running
even for SO well-regulated railroad as
the Pennsylvania Central, but that is
the actual achievement Of a trial train
which passed over the line between
Jersey City and Pittsburg on Tuesday
last, without accident to the cars OF
injury to the locomotive. We believe
this feat has never been equalled 10 the
history of American railroading; but
it is not simply as feat that it should
be regarded, since it has served the
purpose of showing with what speed a
train may be safely run; and will proba-
bly, be taken as a guide in making up
the schedule for the rew fast aftern oon
mail from New York If this enter
prise of the Pennsylvania Railroad
shall stimulate its slower rivals to i'm
prove their facilities. the recent i'm
provements Of our postal service will
have served doubly good purpose
Phila. Times. sia 81
Middletown transcript., 1875-11-13

The election in Wisconsin turns out
ID have been but littleless Of . triumph
to the Democrats than to the Republi-
cans. Instead Of the 5000 majority by
which the latter claimed to have carried
the State, their candidate for Governor.
Mr.. Ludington, was elected BY only
800 majority. The remainder Of their
State ticket is probably defeated: They
will have a small majority in, the Legisr
lature against . heavy majority last
year.. In this respect the Democrats
have made great gains. The defeat q q
the Republicans iu 1873 could not be
cIassed az Democratic victory as the
opposition to the Republicans was q
coalition Of Democrats, Grangers, Re-
formers and al other opponents Of the
Republicans, under the name Of the
Reform Party. Hence, ss there was
no suehs combination ofsnsi- Republican
forces this year. the Democrats, in
point Of gains, are still ahead.
Middletown transcript., 1875-11-13

BEBcHER's PosrAIafCARDs.-Henry
Ward Beecher complained to the POST
master General . few days ago that he
had been greatly annoyed for some time
past by receiving, through the mails,
postal cards. from anonymous sources,
containing scurilous and offensive mat mat
ter. and requested the 2. NJ, G. to have
them excluded from the mails. Mr.
jewell promised to look into the mat
ter and see that the Brooklyn clergy
man didn't receive any more Of the
naughty cards. The following is q
sample Of these troublesome cards:
s,Brother Henry Ward Beecher, 81 Brother
q Shearman, Tracy I Go. Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn:
"Thou shalt not bear false witness against
thy neighbor. a tg.l.
The City Of Churches once stood here,
q aBut Gods moral law it did not fear;
It's idol was Beecher, its ruler ring,
That virtue and vice together did fling;
1t flourished apace and greatly did grow,
Then down in the dust descended full low.
Gone to join 6odom and iGomorrah."
Middletown transcript., 1875-11-13

THE American Former for November
is received, filled as usual with great
variety Of seasonable and substantial
reading fol, the farmer and horticultur-
list. The. leading article this month is
the translation of an invaluable paper
from the French, on the successful ex-
periments for twenty years. Of the pre-
serrvation Of corn fodder in its green
state all winter, which it is predicted
will cause revolution in dairying.-
A number Of articles also appear on fer
tilizefs and manures, on farm and gar
den work generally. the diseases Of cat
tie and their cure, on the dairy, live
stock. poultry, &c. Thewhole number
d is unusually interesting. The publish
ers offer to give the three last numbers
of this year, free, to those who subscribe
/ for 1876. Published by s.. Sands 4
Son, Baltimore, Md. at $1.60 per an
mum; Or, $3.50 for 5 copies. including
postage. Sample copies sent free for
postage stamp enclosed.
Middletown transcript., 1875-11-13


Hon. Henry Wilson, Vice. President
Of the United States. was suddenly
prostrated in the capital at Washington
Wednesday morning, and remained
there .nnder MEDICAL attendance during
the remainder of the day and the night.
His unexpected illness occasioned con=
siderable alarm, and many exaggerated
rumors prevailed. The inducing causes
Of the attack we're supposed to be over.
work and indigestion. and taken in
connection with Mr. Wilson's sudden ill.,
ness Of last year, suggested the possi-
bility of a fatal termination His at
tending physician, however, looks to
his recovery within a few days
Middletown transcript., 1875-11-13

BALLOON DISASTER. Atchison
Falls Fire Hundred Feet and Snstains
Terrible Injuries. s.-The Rockford (Ill }
Journal says:
At the Mclean County Fair. at Cal,
houn, Ky on Thursday last l.. D
Atchison, .trapese performer and
aeronaut. made balloon ascension to
an unusual height When the balloon
was descending. and when at the height
Of about / 900 feet, it collapsed. and
Atchison fell with frightful speed to
the ground. When the balloon was
being inflated the crowd called out that
it was burning. but Grady, the mana
ger Of the concern, paid no heed to the
cries. although many of those that we're
present assert that it was plain that the
fears of the crowd were weh founded,
and the balloon was allowed to rise.
The crowd watched the ascent with
great anxiety, and when the descent
commenced hoped that their fears were
uusoIhded, until the balloon was per-
ceived to be on FIRE and the collapse
occurred, when to their horror the poor
victim came down with frightful speed:
In his descent he struck a tree-top, and
large limb was broken off BY the col
lision, and, fortunately for Atchison,
broke the force of his fall. His left
thigh was broken. his arm badly bruised
aud he received other injuries which,
It was feared, would proved fatal =
The place where he struck was close ia
the Fair Grounds and the crowd rus led
to him, and it was with difficulty they
could be kept back sufficiently to give
the poor man air. The limb of the
tree lay on top Of him, and the burning
balloon completely covered him. he
was taken up, and, physicians being on
hand. restoratives we're applied, and be
was soon restored to consciousness
He struck the ground with tremendous
force, making an jndention in the
ground. When restored to consciousness
be said that as soon as he saw the bal
loon was on FIRE be tried to direct il
toward the timber, and in doing sc
caused it to collapse, but he so far sue.
ceeded that the direction was change
SO as to strike the tree. He says be
expected to be killed, and exclaimed te
himself. Goodbye. Happy Curley'
(the name by which be was known
and then prepared to meet his fate. HI
bore his suffering with great fortitude
only breaking down when lis little dos
was allowed to approach him, when he
cried Atchison is young man abou
twenty-five years old, very daring
performer, and very pleasant anc
cheerful man.
Middletown transcript., 1875-11-13
Gensral News,

! The sse.mer City Of Waco, from
New York. VAS totally destroyed By
Gre while anchored just outside Of Gal-
weston, between the hours Of one and
three o'clock Tuesday morning. A
northeast gale was blowing and high
sea running at the time. and although
many other vessels were anchored in
the vicinity. it seems that they could
render no assistance. 1t was at first
supposed that the passengers and crew
Of the ill-fated vessel had taken to the
boats and dristsd in the storm along the
coast, but no trace of. them had been
discovered up to last night, although
diligent search aud watch BY sea and
land we're made, and it was feared in
Galveston that ell had persisted. The
City Of Waco had crew Of 30 men,
and carried 20 passengers. She was
screw steamship Of 1900 tons burthen.
built at Chester. in 1878. and was
valued at $3.50. 900. Her cargo was
valued at 100000.
There was a large attendance at the
Brooklyn On. Y tabernacle Monday.
There were about two hundred requests
for prayer Mr. Moody in short dis
course cited the cases Of woman who
said ''she always prayed when in
trouble" and of young man who
always came to him "whcn in trouble, !"
and was sorry to say that was about
the way with the most of US. Deacon
Hawley told Of a Sunday school prayer
meeting after school hours Sunday. at
which seven confessed salvation. and
one young man who had not done so
was told that he could be saved before
reaching a certain lamp-post' on the
street. and he confessed when he got
within twelve feet of it. Mr.. Sankey
spoke. of the conversion Of young
Scotch in6del. The young man rose
in the meeting and confirmed the state
ment Various other addresses we're
made in which similar incidents were
related. bat ff
Dispatches from San Francisco give
the particulars. as far as obtained, of
the laundering, on Thursday last. when
less than day out from Victoria, ofthe
steamship Pacific. and the loss Of over
a hundred passengers Only one man
was saved, having been picked up in an
exhausted condition by sailing vessel
while floating on the pilot house. The
low condition Of this sole survivor rem
dered him unable to give full account
Of the disaster 'asi s4eilah 5.iiH 81
| Robert G. Johnxon, over one hum
dred years of age. and a native Of
Maryland, died at bis home. in Ross
county, OHIO on Tuesday. William
Nichols. aged one hundred and three
years, a native Of Virginia, died in the
same county on the same day
San Benito county, California, was
severely shaken Sunday morning by an
earthquake. Tie vibration. which was
from east to west, was preceded by "a
harsh, rumbling noise"
The Missouri State centennial com.
mittee have resolved to erect q fine
building in Fairmount Park. Pbiladel.
pbia. in which to exhibit the products
Of Missouri ''eA
A telegram from Montreal says the
police have been furnished with one
hundred breech- loading rifles. to be used
if necessary at the Guibord burial.
Middletown transcript., 1875-11-13

A MAMMOTH HoTEL. Grounds have
been purchased in St. Louis upon which
the largest hotel In the world is to be
erected. II will cover four acres Of
ground. and will be called the "Hotel
Grande" The space covered by the
building will be 120, 900 square feet.
"a, 900 more than the Palace Hotel, Of
San Francisco, and it will contain e.
900 rooms. The ERECTION Of the hotel
will be commenced in the spring, aud
it is expected to have it completed 80
as to be opened for guests by Septem-
Der |, 1877. The cost Of the hotel.
Independent Of the furniture, will be
nearly two million dollars
Middletown transcript., 1875-11-13

The great railroad lines. having re-
Gently increased the freight tariff on
grain and other produce from the West
to the eastern markets. the western
growers and dealers have determined to
ship no more grain to the eastern cities
until the increased freight charges shall
bs taken of. Should the carriers not
recsds from their advanced rates and
the wsstsrs shippers hold to their de-
termination to not ship, the demand for
grain in the Atlantic cities must be IN
creased and the price will consequently
be materially advanced; s5 ,fas
Middletown transcript., 1875-11-13

The able article from the Philadel-
phia Times on the political outlook for
1876. will be read with interest. BY
Democrats and Republicans alike. Ac-
cording to the Times the next cam
paign promises to be hotly contested
one, and each party has as good a
prospect for success. at the present
time, as the other. North Carolina.
which 10 the article referred to. is
classed as Republican, is undoubtedly
Democratic. This will place the balance
Of power in the hands Of the Democracy
(assuming the other States to be in
the proper place. and if their opportu-
nifty Is wisely improved and the best
men selected AZ candidates, We believe
that party will succeed It the next elec-
ton. But if, on the contrary. they
endeavor, as they have too frequently
done, to secure aeailaNe candidates
ouly-men whose chief qualifications
are their popularity-if they seek to
catch votes BY any and all means
making principle subservient to expe-
diency, they viii be defeated just as
certain as the election time comes
around. The indications from every
quarter are that the people are deter
mined to reform the political status Of
the couatry BY placing good men in
Office, and the party that presents
the best man. and the souudest and
wisest principles, will win at the next
election.