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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-22
1T is SAFE, SIRE COTTON.
Natures in 90 Days after Planting

Therefore II insures good crop, with al
most any kind Of season. II does not shed,
nor rust, aud they do not withcI and parch
in dry seasons, but turn red and remain
tough, thereby enabling the cotton TO be
picked clear OF trash. Many of the squares
produce from two 10 four bolls. The bolls
have from 3 10 10 locks in them, ana ON an
average, about six seed to the lock, and II
very small seed. 1t Will average poun of
seed cotton TO every ~ bolls, yields from " to
45 pounds Of lint 20 every 100 pounds OF seed
cotton, and the lint viii class Two cents
above the market any time. IL will not fall
out though 1t opens very wide and is easy TO
pick. This cotton took the premium This
year in Georgia, South Carolina and Ala
bama fairs, for the best ST ,llts, best lint, best
yield from the seed, and the largest ycldf
from an acre. With ordinary seasons ant.
cultivation, ON good land without manure,
1t will make two good bales to the acre-an
average of II bolls to the stalk, which It III
do with almost any kind Of season, will give
two 500 pound bales and with good seasons
and proper cultvation--as per directions In
circulnr-it will make
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l will be locked head and hands in Il pill
Tory and the key-hole filled with sealing
wax, and l will escape in thirty seconds
without breaking seal $3.50.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-22
FIVE BALES PER ACRE

This is no exaggerated assertion, for even
more than that has been done the past sea-
son--which fact can be established. One
stalk matured 720 bollS.
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| will allow a committee of four gentle
men (sclected from the audiencc) to tie me
with ropes and will escape inside OF one
minute. .a
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The committee will bind me hand and foot
and while in this condition coat from the
back of one of the audience will be trans
ferred to nv back, and not knot united or
u seal unbroken
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-12
Guarding the Sale of P0isons.
1For the Dispatch.1

In November last family Of six persons
were poisoned ia this county. Upon search
being made the remnant Of a phial OF crotOn
oil vas found in the possession OF the cook.
The phial bad the name Of the druggist
printed on it: and the head OF that family,
believing that others were implicated in the
attempt to murder himself and family, took
the said phial to the druggist whose name 1t
bore. confidently expecting to get the name
of the purchaser, with the hope that it would
aid him in finding all the guilty parties: but
to his surprise was told that they did not re.
gstCr the names Of the purchasers OF such
things. The poisoned party, believing that
there should be a registry kept OF the sale OF
all poisons, called the attention OF the sena.
tor from this district to the fact that seyeral
dangerous poisons were sold without re-
oistry Of them being kept, and 1T The H.
stance of said party the senator introduced
bill charging the list Of which druggists
were required TO keep registry. SAID list
included cr0t0n oil and some other polsons
not then included in the law. The bill
passcd the Senate, as we are informed, WITH
ont opposition, and went to the House Tor
its concurrence, and we have just been IN.
formed by member of the House that MIR.
Hoenniger, of Henrco, moved to take 1t up
OFT OF ITS REGULAR ORDER, and on bis fur.
Their motion the bill was.diSmiSsed.
Why Mr. Hoenniger took it upon himself
to thus call up said bill and move its dismis-
sal is q mystery to us. Had he waited for
the bill to take the usual course-come up in
its REGULAR order, or until its patrons called
1t up-he would have heard good reasons
for its passage, and We undertake to say that
the House would have concurred in the
unanimous action of the Senate. In this
backwoods country we thought that parlia.
mentary usage and common courtesy would
have suggested such a course. 1t is an una.
sual thing, in our opinion, for the enemy of
a bill 0hough be might be opposed to in-
creasing the facilities for ferretiDg out
wholesale posonng) to call it up in order
that he may dispose of 1t in the most sum-
mary, not to say discourteous, manner.
There are about thirty criminals In this
county alone awaiting trisl, some Of whom
are indicted for poisoning, and it seems to
US, Dir. Editor, that as crime Increases We
should increase the facilities for ferretiDS it
out. Better for druggist to have to write
down the name and date Of each purchaser
of poison than for whole community TO be
endangered by failure to do so.
February 10, 1876. HANOVER.
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III COHEN BROTHERS
are now offering

ATt ~" bhcIlbp
TABLE LINEN at 35c. the German hand.x.-,
at 45c., reduced from Csc; II 75c. re!e..,
from 1920.
HEAVY LINEN TOWELS al 2oc reduced t,5,
Csc, ana at 25c. worth fully 35c.;
Also, DAMASK TO Wells at 81 ard 4,c.-2-.,
less than their regular value.
Besides their attractive and cheap stock Of lEIsg
LINENS they have Just received
500 yards Of REMNANTS Of the most r5pr~
manufacturers, which they offer at half ,,cs.
Their stock of sHEETING, as u.zal, Is reaqs,u
piece price;
800 yards full yard-wIde WHITE CANBRCE
1Oc., Just reduced from &C.;
go yards FRENCH CAMBRIA at sjc. ugl,
price being 40c.;
\ large lot of MARSElLLES QUILTS, purch44d
at various auctions during the past season;
All The most popular brands Of BLEACilED al
BROWN COTTONS at HE lowest mtrAz
prices:
A large stock Of COLDKEB SILKS AZ le,s than z.
porters' cost, Including all the various cYeg..!
shades,
The largest stock Of BLACK and WHITE 2EN
LACES In the city principally bought =. So.
tlon-and are now oiiert,! n near cost.
Do not fail to see their stock Of lIAMBuEpH
EDGIhG and IN>ERTlSG ; It comprise, Il.
cheapest and largest variety In the city.
4 large sock OF kSlT-VESTS. Ter laiies', 5ea,>.
mems, and chiIdrcu's wear, at cost 10 clos ..
this season;
Tws cases more CALICeIs, in good qullAy, =
5!c.
Just received, ten eases of CAhIC0ES for the C01'
Ing season at d, TO 3c.--in the bcstqrajit'c'.
Pyr RIBBONS,
CARPETS,
FLOOR and TABLE OIL.CLUTHS,
save money and call at ...,,,,..,
COHEN gRsTlIERS,
?05 Broad street.
f.2 between Third AMI Four:l-
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anlmal which ia the mos. valuable of all for

animal. which Ia the most valuable OF all for
the sustenance Of man.
What we desire as friends OF humanity ia
that the hog, as utilized in Virginia, snai'
flourish-in his health and his adaptation TO
mans support and happiness. We repeat
that we desire this all the more since the
growth of the arts by which the hog is TAT
tened in the most Objectionable ways-slnce
we have patent modes for burrying ain
through life and slaughter, and curing LOT
food in ways that are certainly strange, ano'
we doubt not, Injurious to the health of So
cety.
We had thought this system, which seemed
to substitute art almost entirely Tor nature
had gone as far as it could well, to be en-.
dnred but when it came to be announced
that hogs were 10 be fattened with boiled
dogs we confess we were ready to rebel, and
we do rebel. Yet so great is our want OF
faith in the people, who in some sections are
doing the business of providing food Tor men
in its many forms, that we are not
snre but that this feeding: hogs on
boilcd dogs is not moderated form of util.
III no dogs for human food. They had pre-
viously been manufactured into covert
for ms. such as sausage and hash for "5traisht
foodv for people. In the form OF this boiled
diet for hogs it may be considered "crooked."
In other words, ''Sassage," &C., is the dog
in the " first mortgage, and in the boiled
for N it is the "sccond mortgage" Abhor-
ring both, we appeal TO the Virginia bacon
raiser to protect the public and ourselves
alike from dire extremity.
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THE MuEPnY-wALKER CONTESTED CASE.


The Committee on Enrolled Bills reported
the following acts approved by the Cover
nor February 10, 1876:
For the relief OF township creditors.
In relation TO cemeteries and cemetery
associations.
To amend the charter Of the Valley Rail.
road Company.
To amend section of the charter of the
town Of Chatham, Pittsyvania county.
TO authorize the trustees Of the Second
Baptist church (colorcOto borrow money On
trust.deed,
Harmonic Association, and to change the
name thereof.
10 revive the charter Of the Female Or
phan Asy lum Of Fredericksburg.
To amend the 14;h section of chapter Is
of the Code, so as to authorize the Council
of the city of Portsmouth 10 increase the
salary and compensation of the Judge OF the
Hastings Court of said city.
70 amend the 18th section Of the charter
of the city Of Richmond.
To amend the % section OF an act to en-
empt the property Of the husband or wife
from the aptennptIal cCotS OF the oIner, at-
proved March 81, 1915.
TO amend the charter Of the Richmond
Educational Association.
To prescribe times for holding terms OF
circuit courts in the Twelfth and Eighteenth
judicial circuits.
70 Incorporate the Richmond Institute, in
The city of Richmond.
To amend an act to designate the arbtra-
tors to ascertain and tx the boundary of the
States of Maryland ard Virginia, approved
March %, 1874.
. Toa!Iow communication for soldiers manned
in war in lieu Of artificial limbs heretofore
provided.
To provide for the collection of the revenue
in Lee township, in the county of Acconlac.
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Addendum.

Pertinent to what we had TO say yester-
day-and, perhaps, in explanation there
ot-we have % say that we intended to lay
down no plan for raising hogs, but only to
make hurried outline Of the old system
pursued in Virginia in cultivating the hog.
The point il it was only this that the hog
was, by the Virginia system, raised in a
healthy manner, and the 9Th act of bis life was
in conformity with his career Of physical hy-
geipism. His nash was preserved we'll, and
the fat lie took Oh was consistent with his
health. Slaughtered, his flesh appeared
healthy ia the green state, aud in the cured
state the texture and hue ofhealth were faith.
fully preserved. The fat was white, the
lean was q healthy rcd-not that Of the face
o. inebriation which is ever the hue of the
distllery-fed and the monstrously. fed and
forced animal.
This point We wished to bring out, and it
is an important one to housekeepers VINO are
anxious to place upon their boards at all
times meat that has the excellence of healthi-
ness and agreeableness to the palate at the
same time. Indeed, in this matter lies an
important consideration of human health.
We are admirers Of wcll.raised and reason
ably-fatted meat, but we cannot consider
your forced animals, covered with Jumps Of
at and wearing the premium ribbons, as fit
for food for man. They should go to the
caudrons for oileaginous fabrics. Give US
your naturally-gro Wn and fatted animals Of
good breeds. They at once adoru the table
and crafty the palate Is none others do.
Now, we want Virginia bacon-raisers in
no event to forfeit this grand point. You
may raise your hogs in the pasture Or the
woods, or you may keep them within enclo-
sures; but give them enough freedom to
preserve their health aud to avoid the folles
of excess-the excess Of extrayagant growth,
extrayagant fatness, DC, which cannot fail
to be attended with conditions not favorable
to the healthiness and reasonable economy
of the food.
The hog is great lover Of grasses as well
as nuts. A good clover field ana fine
chinquepin range will make hogs as happy
as they are healthy, and will leave but little
for corn to do to prepare them for the slsugh.
ter. Then your system OF pens and your
kettles for preparing food for fattening hogs
are things susceptible of various plans and
various degrees of success, and are always
beneficial to the hogs provided they are used
with the view to the healthy growth of the
animal. Nor should we omit 10 commend
the esculents-such as potatoes, sweet and
Irish which are intended by nature for tina.
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The Bedford SsAttaet is mistaken If it sup
poses that we do not like RAN. TUcKER. We
esteem him very highly. He is worthy Of
eyerybody's esteem. But we do not like bis
position on the question Of the powers of
the Government under the Constitution.
The time for that sort of nonsense is past.
As Mr.. HUNTER says so forcibly, we cannot
afford to continue it.
The Sentinel says RAN. every correctly
represents the interests of the people of his
district" So much the worse for Virgins,
IL this be true. But we don't believe it. If
JOHN DANIEL, or any other man of like abil.
ity, will take the stump and enlighten the
people on the questions involved, RAN. S
doctrines will be "no whar."
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III STILL GREATER REDUCTION
IN PRICES or
DRESS GOODS, CASSIMERES, NOTIONS, &c,
AT WILLIAM THALIIIMERS,
Gel BROAD STREET.

As wish to close ont my stock Of WINTER
GOODS, l will sell them at prices that will aston
sll the whole world. Call and DC convinced Of the
great blrga ms to be had.
PLAID DRESS GOODS, suitable for the present
and coming season, at and below cost;
SOLID COLOR DRESS GOODS, pretty and new
shades, al cost;
BLACK ALPACAS, CACHEMER IS, MERINOS,
and DELAlNES;
CREPE ELS. SILKS, &c, exceedingly cheap;
TABLE-LINENS, NAPKINS, TOWELS;
NOTTINGHAM LACES, for curtains;
QUILTS, very low;
BLANKETS, sIIAWLs, SKIRTS,
WATERPROOF CLOTHS and CASSlMERks at
cost to close them ont;
WHITE and CoLoRED FLASEELS at cost;
LApIES',' MISSES, and GESTLEMEN'S ME-
EINO SHIRTS and DRAWERS extra cheap
800 pieces BLEACHED and BROWN COTTONS
at loc. a yard the best and cheapest In the city !;
FULL-wIDTH sIiEETlSGS a. %, 80, and 35c.
Il yard. very cheap;
800 pieces CAMBRIC EbGISGS and INSERT
ISGS from 10 70 soc. yard-calI and see
so dozen SHLRT-FR0NrS, all linen, from 25 &c
Soc;
100 dozen LADIES' and CENT? EMES'S LIGHT
and DARK KID GLOVES at cost, TO reduce the
STOCK.
For i great many other bargains call early at
WILLIAM TIIALHIMER'S,
ia 29LSTu.Th 6O1 Broad street.
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elections occur under the present odtous sys.
tenn of voting BY secret ballot IN which there
is not some fraud Practical. The :pr0tection
and development Of fraud is one OF the chief
ends at which the ballot aims.
But we do say that when Major John w.
Daniel, after full and careful examination
into all the behring's and the evidence, fixes
his name to Il report recommending that
General johnson be allowed to retain bis
seat. other men need not be afraid to sustain
his views by their votes. We know some
of our Conservative friends think differently,
and think 80 honestly. That is their Driyi-
lege, but they are wrong.
AS TO any effect that this may have In the
way of transforming Conservatives into In
dependents, that should not weigh feather.
Nor will it have any such effect. Deprived
Of this excuse, the would-oe boilers will
quickly and readily find some other. If we
are to sacrifice sound principle, equity, and
justice to keep few of our party from de-
serting to the Repu 5licans, we say that the
sooner they get beyond our picket-lines the
better for us.
From the Chatham (Plttsylvania) Tribune.I
We have carefully read the reports OF the
Senate committee in reference to the contest
ed-election case Of Knight Us. Johnson. We
have no hesitation In recording our unquali-
fed approval of the unanswerable argu-
ments and conclusions contained in the ma
jority report in favor of seating General
johnson. Upon every principle of law, and
certainly upon the facts certified as proved,
the sitting member is entitled to his seat.
And we are heartily thankful that this re-
port, if adopted by the Senate, as it certainly
should be, will secure to the Commonwealth
the services Of an able, fearless, and gallant
man, who has manfuly overcome the puny
efforts of that doubtful class of Conserva.
tyes who are 30 independent as to cooperate
with the Radical party to defeat Conserva-
tive nominee.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-12

The TIrqinia Patron, Of this city, has
changed bands. Mr.. W. LEwELLEN, owing
10 i'll health, has disposed Of the paper 10 MIR.
J. ". WHITE, former Master of the Order of
the Virginia State Grange. Mr.. A.G. HUDG-
rSs. who is Master of the Blanton Grange OF
Patrons of Husbardry, whose organization
was noticed in our local columns Of ycster-
day, takes charge of the Patron for Mr..
WHITE.
BY The way, we observe by the notice OF
this organization Of Blanton Grange, that
quite 4 respectable number of respectable
graugers have come to the city to live, we
suppose to take control of the city interests
of the grangers. The gentlemen named are
quite distinguished persons, and while we
know that they are valuable acquisition 10
Richmond, we trust that nobody has to leave
to make room for them. We hope that Rich
moud is growiDg--growing.
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nave one Of tae largest and bes. assortea stock,
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN DRY coon,
In the city, and call The special at,entto, :, .
friends and the public generally to the follow.
goods Just marked down to these low Ggnre,.
so pieces soFT-FINISH CAMBpIr. os.
wide, at only 12Hc--equaI 70 LonsdsI. ,.n,,
at &c.;
80 pieces soFT-FINlsH CAMBRICs at 1oc NM,
l2Ac.; 'I
LOSSDALE CAMBRIA, l5c.;
BLEACHED and BROWN COTTOys.
BLEACHED and BROWN sHEETiSGs-,u, \,
the best brands-retsfled at case prices.
DOMESTIC PLAIDS and SHIFTING STRIDE.
at 10, and 1870; 80
Fun-width LINEN sHEETING only &c
everywhere atSl; 'Hs
Don't fail to examine our stock Of DOyrsr,c,
before buying elsewhere; ~'
1000 yarcS remnants IRISH LINEN a, f,,,r >.
to 81 per cent below their vaue; ~
The largest stock Of PRINTS and CAMgHICs g..
the city at64, 81 and 1oc. per yard.
As the season Is greatly advanced we oT.r ros,t.
balance Of our stock OF
CARPETS, OIL.CLOTHS, RUGS.
HASS0CKS, BLANKETS, SHAWLS
TRAVELLING. and CARRIAGE-ROBys
COMFORTS and QUILTS,
at price TO astont:h every buyer. We are dsa.
mined TO close out our whole stock OF YtIyr7p
GOODS regardless of cost;
IS pieces DRESS GOODS reduced from IS, 30 IN,
35c. 10 the low figure of one shilling;
RUFFS Al zoe. per dozen, made Of good na,er,'.
100 dozen SIIIRr-BosoMs at 25c. worth - -.r
tozen, fully.
Don't miss this chance. Come at once and p,
your goods at the lowest prices from
SICLE BROTHERS.
429 Broad street between Fourth and FIN
fe II
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The Richmond Contested Election
THE JoHNsoN.KNIGHT CASE.

1t Is argued by some that the effect of
seating General johnson in the Senate will
be to divide and distract the Conservative
party, and thereby strengthen the lndepen-
derlt cause. We cannot appreciate the force
of this reasoning. 1t appears TO our eye
that the heat, excitement, and bad feeling
which another canvass would necessarily
create in Richmond would DO lar more TO
arouse dissensioa than could possibly arise
from the adoption of.the majority report.
We do not pretend any familiar or inside
acquaintance with the facts OF this contest.
That there may have been more or less fraud
on both sides we do not deny. Very few
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ems OF York county in relation to the

citizens OF York county in relation to the
fence. law.
By Mr.. MASSEY: Bill to amend the law in
regard to judicial sales of real estate.
BY Mr.. Cox: Bill to repeat the law for the
protection OF sheep in Powbatan county !;
also, petition of the citizens Of that county
for the passage of the same.
BY Mr.. GRAY: Resolution rs to the eXpe-
dency of electing all public-school officers.
By Mr.. GRAY: Bill to amend the jury
law.
By Mr.. RONALD: Resolution as to the ex.
pediepcy of releasing John Il. Silvers, late
solicitor of Auburn township, Montgomery
county, and bis sureties, from the payment
of damages for having failed to pay oyer the
State and county levies to'the county trea.
surer the amount Of the levles, principal and
interest. having since been provided for.
BY Mr.. S1BERT: Bill to amend the law for
the protection of sheep in Rockingham
county.
WANTS IMPORTATION.
Mfr. MASSEY offered q resolution, which
was agreed to, instructing the Auditor OF
Public Accounts to report as follows:
The whole amount of revenue which may
be reasonably expected to be paid into the
State Treasury, under the last assessment, at
the present rate of taxation. What proper
ton of that revenue will be required to pay
the regular current expenses OF the State
government and support State institutions,
and what proportion will remain to meet
contingent expenses and pay interest on the
literary fund and the State debt. Also. what
proportion of the whole revenue will likely
be paid in coupons and currency respectively.
SECOND CONVICTION OF PETIT LARCENY.
Mr.. PopuAM offered resolution directing
the Committee for Courts of Justice to re-
port bill repeating section y OF chapter 1876
of the Code Of 1873, which requires that a
party convicted OF petit larcy second time
year. Agreed to.
SUPERINTENDENT OF IMMIGRATION.
The SPEAKER laid before the House reso.
luton passed by the State Board Of lmmi.
grafton requesting the amendment OF the
law so as to provide for the appointment of
a Superintendent Of immigration, with a sal
airy TO be paid out Of the immigration fund.
Referred.
CHARTERS GRANTED.
The SPEAKER presented 4 report from the
Secretary OF the Commonwealth of all char
ters Of incorporation granted by the circuit
courts during the year 1873, and led in his
Office.
THE MURPHY-WALKER CONTESTED CASE.
The report in the contested case of Muir
ply Us. Walker, Of Westmoreland, came up
for consideration, the question being upon
the minority report, remanding the question
to the people. Messrs. LOWELL, GORDON,
and WILLIAMS of Richmond city spoke in
favor of the minority report; and Messrs.
DAVIS, SHEFTEY: CoGH1LL, and NELLY for the
majority report.
AT 8 o'clock the pending question was or.
dered. ard the minority report was reject
ed-ayes, 81; noes, CS. The report OF the
majority, in favor of Walker, the sitting
member, was then adopted.
Adjourned at $40 Z. NJ.
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The case Of GooDE and PLATT is by the
rule which brings up the cases of contested
elections from the States ia alphabetical order
put low down in the llst--so low down that
it may not be reached this year. But as
PLAT has occupation rs a secretary for the
Republican Executive Committee, he can
wait. In the mean time GooDE keeps up in.
ycstigations in the Radical rascalities in his
district, which are edifying to the public.
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OBITUARY.

ARTELIA G. PICKETT, ouly daughter OF FeIn-
irg and Martha a. Morgan, died February 4th,
1876.
Yes, the Angel Of Death has cast his shadow over
the happy household, and stolen from their midst
the brightest gem. need not write of the chlrac-
ter OF our little friend. IL was too lovely to BE- un-
known 10 any vino come in contact with her. Like
The modest violet. she would shrink from the public,
thus mournfnliy difusng her sweet Influence
among those few friends who knew her we'll aluch
could be said Of this sweet flower thus early pluck
but remains for me 10 unite my sympathy with her
many friends in trying TO comfort The Jcreay.d
ones and chase away from their sad hearts the
grief for their lost one. ri FRIEND.
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A special correspondent from Portsmouth
informs US that heavy frauds in the purchase
Of timber at the navy-yard .(Gosport) have
been "uaearthed." The Dismal Swamp
Company has "unearthed " timber itself in
that waste Of water, 1t is we'll that these
frauds are not permitted to lie buried as long
as has been the timber of the Dismal swamp.