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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-27
BY Grubbs & Williams,
Auctioneers aud Real Estate Agents,
Eleventh street between Main and Bank.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF TWO
" SQUARES OF LAND IN THE PLAN OF
PORT MAYO, NEAR TO THE CITY OF RICH
MOND, AT AUCTlON.-In execution of decree
of the Circuit Court OF IIenrco, entered December
q 1875, in the Of Thornton rs. Dade and ais,
will sell at auction, upon the premises, on WE'D
NESDAY the Sd of May, at 8 O'Clock, SQUARES
Nos. 8 and Z, In the plan OF Port Mayo, adjoining
Van Lewis estate on one side and Harrisons estate
the other. Each square Is bounded by streets fifty
has fine southern exposure, and IS well suited for
gardening purposes.
TERMS: One fourth cash: balance at four, eight,
and twelve months with interest, and title retained
by the court. T.. c. MINOR,
Special Commissioner.
GRUBBS & WILLIAMS, Auctioneers. ap2l
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-27
BY Richardson & Co.,
Real Estate Agents and Auctionecrs,
lib Main street.

VALUABLE BUILDING LOTS, IN THE
Y TOWN OF FULTON, FOR SALE BY AUG
TiON.-On WEDNESDAY the Sd of May, at 5h
O'Clock p NJ, we shall sell by auction. on the prem
ises SIX VALUABLE BUILDING LOTS, fronting
40 by feet each. on the east line of State street,
corner of Gillian street. s.'@
TERMS: One fourth cash; balance In four, eight.
and twelve month, negotiable notes given Tor the de
ferrcd payments. with interest added, and secured
an 0e AuctionecrS.
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BY Frank ID. Hill,
Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer,
HOS Main street.

TRAME HOUSE, WITH SIX ROOMS,
Il FOR SALE ATAUCTION- BE REMOVED.
On THURSDAY, April 9th, at o'clock ?. NJ, on
the premises, will sell the FRAME HOUSE on
Monroe street between Franklin and Grace, No. ITO,
Immediately in rear Of Mr.. Bailey Dariss residence.
The attention of builders and others Is called TO this
sale, Us there Is very good material In the house.
FRANK ID. HILL,
ap24 Auctioneer
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's',.,1,ls.sssss sarEs...r as.ifs Dny i
81 dnsDos Z I, g i u Y I'D 1sadi
Real Estate Agents ana Aneef s.e,
Tierentl, street bctwsdh Main and B any d

~ - I
srs0MafIssrONERs' SALE OF DWtaL1IL,,T;
ING AND;I Mo- 82a NoRIsh 6 ~ " sscres
csc,s Cart az Richmond, entered Apfll
81 AN w 1875 Id tie case Of inisss sxst &c ,rs
o. Keeling executor and a,s we WI III ssbi Nav At
tio as.arE p. Me- the PROPERTY situated ON sne
sst side OF Seventh street, adjoining the ct Spalnk
lot on the north and occupied ~ ,ste anry Keel
The frt story Is of brick; tho second s,or{ rict
S.;hau vim four rooms ouse, &c. inc io1
Fronts go feet and runs back teet' a., Twelve.
TERMS: One fourth cash; baa t1 o,es with in
tcrest added, and title retained by 1he uis1I
notes shall be paid. 4; % % sMhsSIE,
$780,, t.,sy.s 49, /. - Commissioners
c,rpRs q WILLIAMS, Auctloneers. shP %
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by Edward c. Goddin.
Real Estate Agent and Auctionecr,
No. 1915 Main street.

THREE VERY DESIRABLE VACANT
Il LOTS, ON GRACE STREET BETWEEN
TWENTY.EIGIITH AND TWEN 81, ~ q LEI
27th instant, on the premises will sell at AZ O'Clock
T. NJ, THREE LOTS, fronting 252i feet each on the
north side of Grace street, between Twcnty-clghth
Mr.. George Turner. The lots run back 100 feet to
wide alley.
The owner Is determined TO sell, and bargain can
be had by attending this sale.
TERMS: One third cash: balance at six and twelve
months with six per cent interest on deferred pay
mentS. EDWARD c. GODDlN.
an21 AuctiOncer.
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ADDITIONAL.

TWENTY-FIVE EIGHTY-SEvEN ONE-HUN-
DRED ACRES OF LAND, adjoining the above and
the lind OF il. w. Green, dr. will be sold ut auction
for A. ID. Williams, trustee for B. w. Green, fmme-
diatey after the foregoing sale See advertisement
In the Wing. GRUBBS & WILLIAMS,
4 ap 25-27 9,Ay1 ,5&td nj it Aactioneers.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-27
BY Frank ID. Hill,
Auctioneer and Real Estate Agent,
l10S Main street.

r ARGE AND VALUABLE SAW-MILL
LION MAYO'S ISLAND FOR LEASE AT AUG
TION; ALSO. SALE OF VERY VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY CONNECTED THERE
WITII.5On SATURDAY, April 20, 1875, ut 4h
the dollhouse, will offer for lease ut auction the
truly valuable MILL PROPERTY above described
for term of from one to five years. All the Tx
lures in complete running order and II necessary
can be turned over with full set of hands.
The property to be sold consists OF ONE and
TWO-fIORSE CARTS, 4CARRY-LGGS,. LOG.
WAGONS, AUTHORIZATIONS, and WOOD
WAGONS.
TERMS: All sums under, fifty dollars, cash; over
payable in four months, satisfactorily endorsed.
Iss1i~s-5 - 5Fs<4 WILLIAM G. MAYO.
nr .
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BY Augustine Royal
Successor to Moody i Royall,
Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer,
Office corner Seventh and Hull streets,
Manchester Va

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUA-
" BILE BUILDING LOTS IN THE CITY OF
MANCHESTER, VA, ON MONDAY THE 1sT
DAY OF MAY, 1876, at Az O'CLOCK p. NJ, ON
TIE PREMlsES,-By virtue of an order of the
Hastings Court for the city of Manchester, in the
suit therein pending styled John NJ Higgins, com nm
April 1876 term thereof, shall expose for sale at
auction, on the day above referred to, the YAIUA-
BILE LOTS. First lot fronts SO feet on the corner
Of Decatur and Eighteenth Streets In Buffers addi-
tom second lot 169 feet front on Eighteenth street,
and 1T feet deep; third lot, $50 by 1853 feet on
Stockton street.
These are valuable lots, and should attract the at
tentinn of those seeking good Investment
months for negotiable notes, six per cent. interest
added title retained till the whole purchasemonsy
IS paid. ANTHONY d. KELLEY,
/ up 20 Special Commissioner.
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FOR RENT.

EOR RENT, at reduced rents, several AL
F large and desirable BRICK DWELLINGS, FL
in desirable locations on Franklin, Grace, Tenth
near Leigh, Fifth beyond Leigh-all In thorough re-
pair. These houses must be occupied, ana viii be
rented at low prices. / also have small houses on
both Union and Church Hills at small rents.
| -" 80 - I..-sE .E.. ROBERT Is. LYME,
m 27-Th,S&M t's.s, Real Estate Agent.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-27
BY James II. Taylor 6 Son,
Real Estate Agents and Auctionecrs,
Office corner of Eleventh and Bank streets.


THAT LARGE THREE-STORY BRICK
A STORE AND DWELLING No. 21O2 MAIN
STREET SECOND DOOR FROM TWENTY
FIRST STREETi FOR SALE AT AuCT1ON.-I
the premises, on THURSDAY the 9TH day of April,
1876, at 5 o'clock P. NJ, that large BRICK STORE
and DWELLING located as above, containing six
rooms above the store with gas and water. The LOT
fronts 20 feet Main street. running back LOO feet
to alley This property IS suitable for almost any
kind of business.
TERMS: One third cash balance at six, twelve,
eighteen, and tweDty-four months for negotiable
note, six per cent. interest added. and secured by
deed of trust. JAMES N. TAYLOR & SON,
ap24 Auctioneers.
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:, a. BY Robert B. Lyme ta.ss M
successor. to Lyme & Brother)'
Real Estate Agent and Auctloneer,
1912 Main street.

THREE VALUABLE BUILDING LOTS
FRONTING ON MAIN, CORNER OF TWEEN
TTIIOHPsoN's EXTENSIVE ToBAGC0.STE1M-
MORE OLE LESseI shall sell this property az auc-
ton, upon the premises, on TUESDAY the "a day OF
Nav. at 5 O'Clock p. II. For small and prohtable
paying tenements these lots specially adapted or
Tor n large factory.
= - = ROBERT Is. LYME,
-. on -. Anctinneer.
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NLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP IFEsss
" .. COMPANY. ESTssasEASa
FOR NEW YORK

This company will dispatch one Of their splendid
BILL, RICHMOND, and GEORGE W. ELDER
c;rsy TUESDAY, FRIDAY, and SUNDAY at high
water. 49,
These ships are entirely new, and were built ex-
pressly for this route.
They have splendid saloons, state-rooms, and bath
rooms.
The fare, accommodations, and attentions are I'M
surpassed.
Goods shlpped by this line are landed regularly at
New York on the company's covered pier, 81 North
river
Frcights for points beyond New York forwarded
with dispatch, and charge made except actual eH-
pcnses incurred
Freight received until T. NJ. daily.
For further information apply to
GEORGE w. ALLEN & CO., Agents,
my 10 office COmnanY,S WharNes. Rockets.
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ii REAL EsFATE AT PREvATEs SALE.
EOR SALE PRIVATELY One OF the
II very best COUNTRY STORES, with dwelling
attached In the State Of Virginia, iocated twenty
station. Terms very liberal. Apply TO =
~. sSs SAMPSON q MCCRARY,
sp 26-4t Real Estate Agents, Manchester, Ya.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-27
BY Francis L. ISbcl,
Real Estate Agent and Auctionecr,
No. Eleventh street, between Main and Bank.

MICE TWO-sToRY FRAMED DWELL
~ ING, No. 100 WEST DUVAL STREET, FOR
SALE Ar AUCTION.-On THURSDAY the 9th
day Of April SIG, upon the premises, ut O'Clock
P. NJ, win sell at AUCTION that nice TWO-sTORY,
street. between ST. James and st. Peters streets. and
nearly opposite the Mount Zion coloredl church,
containing about seven rooms, now renting to a
good tenant ut S15 per month. The LOT fronts 20
feet and runs back 125 feet
TERMS One third cash; residue at and ~
months for negotiable notes with interest added,
and secured by 4 deed Of trust
ap24 FRANCIS r. ISBELL, Auctioneer,
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BY james NJ. Taylor & Son,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
office corner of Eleventh and Bank streets.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF vALU-
" ABLE REAL ESTATE IN THE COUNTY
RICKSBURG AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
NEAR HUNGARY STATION; ABOUT s tx
AUCTION.-In execution of decree of the Chance
ry Court of the city Of Richmond rendered on the
18th day of June, 1876, in the case of Glazebrook
against Glazebrook, will, as special commissioner
thereby appointed proceed to sell at public auction In
front Of Ifenrico county courthouse, on THURSDAY
the 9th day of April 1876, at ~ O'Clock NJ, at the
risk and costs of the former purchaser, Mr.. James
r. Sutton, Jr, a TRACT OF LAND designated as
Lots Nos and 9, in the plan of Glazebrook's farm,
containing ~ 44-lO0 ACRES, with all the improve
mentS thereon.
TERMS: One fourth cash; balance at six, twelve,
and eighteen months for negotiable notes, Interest
added and title retained until the whole purchase
money is paid and 4 conveyance Is ordered by the
court JOHN HOWARD.
.... Special Commissioner.
JAMES N. TAYLOR & Son, Auctioneers
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EOR BALTIMORE. I1ssM!lss !,
POWHATAN STEAMBOAT LINE,

FOR
THROUGH FREIGHT.
NO TRANSFER BETWEEN RICHMOND AND
BALTIMORE.
NO DOCKAGE CHARGED.
The new and fast iron steamers SHIRLEY and
MISSIONER, of this line leave their new pier, In the
Dock, foot of Twenty -second street, every TUES
DAY and THURSDAY MORNING at O'Clock, and
SATURDAY AFTERNOON ut O'Clock, for Bait
more making close connections ut Locust Point with
Baltimore and Ohio railroad for all points west and
northwest: ALSO with Northern Central railroad for
northern cities and Canada.
Through bills signed to Baltimore and all points
west, and rates guaranteed as low by any other
line. Apply to l.. i. TATUM, Agent.
Onccs Twenty-second and Dock streets and No.
90S Main street. oc 81
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C,,.s % ,yg-IYp OHIO RAILgoAD,

srstn II Iesyi Richmond al 900 A. Nj rnt,
feresnt Sunday stopping 1T al REGULAR .,,s daily,
Train leaving Richmond At lo9a 4 ~ Char
Iottasyie. wv, Mediums river Green ,,n Ate
horos. Stanntop, Goshen, AIiilboso', G9sin1hany.
shany, and all regular stations 9es. q a rr Cor
donsyiile and all intermediate stations aai''
sunday at 4:36 j.. d. :,
Tratns arrive nj Richmond as ioho"S ,.s5 A. u
Express Train daily at. 40 L. NJ
Msl Train daily Except snncsy) as.. Sind :,
Accom- mediation Train daily teacsNa 1o "a
Trsins coming into Richmond step ~ s'a.''-
shove. u, u ,;,h trains OF tie
Richmond and naayille anS hi .. epptcbpand o.1
For further informs rsts e ~ = ~
Msin street, or at cempanS.Sv oI,Sss =. HOW ARD.
=, Z, =, S. .s.s and Iickss. VI
-. z Genera, MANAGE
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WANTED, MY FRIENDS AND THE
w public to know that w f IS SON 1.-THE
TAIL. OR" Is still at No. II Twelfth street, nearl!
opposite the Dtspdtch building.
I call attention to my uneXcelled success In gar.
ment-ftting. To lay aside all presumption and pre-
tension, / feel confident of being able to get up
FiRST-CLASS GARMENT at fifteen TO twenty pei
cent less than larger houses, they, of course, being
under heavy expenscs--mostly employing. cutters
salesInen, &c. A FIT, WORKMANSHIP, and LoWEF
PRICES are the inducements offer Can refer
when required to large number of the best people
In the city. -- !.
Having succeeded so we'll in giving satisfaction t.
nv customers at very reasonable prices and feeling
conIent BY strict attention to business in future
guaranteeing entire satisfaction TO al who may Ia
yor me with their ORDERS and gratefully acknowt
past, respectfully solicit continnance OF the same
orders solicited from the city and State.
All orders carefully and promptly attended TO-.
Give me q trial. .....@ w. y. WESSON.
NH 2O-eOd2m
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-27
BY Robert d. Lyme
successor to Lyme &c Brother),
Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer.
No 1912 Main street.

MEAT AND CONVENIENT COTTAGE
~ FRAME DWELLING ON THE NORTHEAST
STREETS FOR SALE BY AUCTION.-By re-
quest of the owner shall SELL upon the premises, on
r. NJ, the abovc-dcscribcd property containing four
rooms kitchen, stable, and good well OF wafer IL Is
now occuped by Mr.. Bailey, and Is really nice little
home The lot Is 40 by 12S feet to q 16-foot alley.
TERMS: At sale. ROBERT Is. LYME,
21-F,S,TuW&Th Auctioneer.
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DEPARTURES OF STEAMERS.


EOR NEW YOR K.-The Old afSFN
Il Dominion Steamship Company uasszsas,,
steamship WYANOKi@ Captain CoUCli, Will sail
FRIDAY, April 2Sth, ut 2 O'Clock A. nj.
Freight received until 9 o'c.oc6 THURSDAY
EVENING.
Through bills of lading signed and goods for
garded with dispatch to all points nortk, south
east, and west; also, to foreign ports.
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed.
Fare to New York, Sl2; steeragc, Sc; round-trr
tickets, $40.
~ :. . =. G. ". ALLEN & CO., Agents,
ape 8-3t Company's Wharf, Rockets.
DILL ABEL p HI A, RICH 1fFfS
Il MOND, AND NORFOLK STEAM ssEskskksessss
SHIP LINE.-FOR PHILADELPHIA PROYI'
DENCE, BOSTON, AND ALL NEW ENGLAND
TWICE A WEEK. Until further notice the steam an
ers of this line will leave Philadelphia every i ES
DAY and SATURDAY: and kichm3nd every TUES 1I;s,
DAY ind FRIDAY, connecting ut Providence witt
Boston and Providence railroad for Boston, and by
our Fall River line for the same city via Cape COD
landing at Old Colony depot, and avoiding transfer
W. Z. PORTER, Agent,
1926 Dock street, Richmond.
WILLIAM Z. CLYDE & CO., Agents
No. IL South Wharves, Philadelphia.
ID. d. 9. MINK, Agent
ap17 No. 20 DevonslIire street Boston.
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BY Grubbs s Williams.
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
Eleventh street between Main and Bank.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A LARGE
" AMOUNT OF VERY VALUABLE REAL
ESTATE IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND, EN-
TRACING TWO HANDSOME BRICK RESI-
DEN CES, AND TEN BUILDING LOTS, AT AUC-
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REDUCTION In PASSENGER FARE.
SCHEDULE OF TRAINS.

PASSENGER TRAINS leave West Point DAILY
mt g A. NJ, arriving at Richmond ut o A. NJ: leave
Richmond at 3 z. NJ, arriving ut West Point at S
p. NJ. ..:
Trains connect at West Point with steamers from
Baltimore and all eastern points on WEDNESDAYS,
FRIDAYS, and SUNDAYS, and with steamers for
Baltimore and al eastern points on MONDAYS,
WEDNESD AVS and FRIDAYS
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. IISvrInN sALEs-.This Day

- AUCTION sALEs-.Thts Day. -
49, BY Cook Laugl'ton, Aue.iohee's'
,s..'. ~ Mole Governor street.
,n,AR,RER-sHoP FIXTURES, &C., At
Is DAY i In " SS III az Main
inst a, IA ercsent assortment Of BARBER-sHof
six GOOD BARBER-CHAIES, sr
/ five LARGE MIRRORS,
WASHSTANDS,
ENGRAYINGS.,,
CHAIRS, SPITT0ONS, t4s
GLASS-CASES, &C., &c, .11c11roN
o7 =. Auctioneers-
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DARK WANTED,
5oo cords BLACK OAK, CHESTNUT OAK, and
SPANISH OAK. ,,,, e.. -,
INQUIRE at Bark and Sumac Mills, corner Seventh
and Canal streets, Richmond, at Tanncry and SUI
mac Mills, Manchester. o, ,,,-, e,,
ap 13-2m Il Join /. nlLsI.
WANTED, EVERYBODY TO KNOW
w that JOHN DOES has on hand 100 Chill.
DRES'S CARRIAGES, to be sold at reduced prices
Will also sell on the instalment plan and take old
carriages in exchange. REPAlRlSG done neatly
Also, MATERIALS for sale, at 7l3 3laln street
an 12-lm =" JOHN DOES.
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TOR RENT, THE NEW AND COM a.: ss
Il MODIOUS RESIDENCE No. 500 west E;a
Franklin street, containing all the modern improve
ments. Reut very reasonable Apply TO
an 1s-eod2w CHARLES L. TODD.
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- By j. d. Whitehead, -
Grocery Auctioneer and Commission Merchant,
1912 Main street

GROCERIES, &C., At .AUCTION.-On
SJ THURSDAY MORNING, 27tli instant, at IL
O'clock VIII SELL at the store now ofSn n2}h ,p Dy
RtTd streets. q good assortment OF GROCERIES,
Also. one BAGATELLE-TABLE,o one AWNING,
ono C0OKING-RANGE with utensils complete3 one
MtTI0GANY SOFA. lot of CHAIRS, one OFFlCE-
STOVE, lot of TABLES, BENCHES, SH lS :
CASES, OIL-CAN, ICE-BON, and 4 l9l- OF PEA
o.Ss .~s AuCtioncer.
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unite In the above trustees sale: >
-. +. II. MCGUIRE,
ap24 Assignee of j. j. Sutherland, bankrupt.
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EOR RENT, TWO DESIRABLEM:A
Il ROOMS, with use of basemcnt-room andGAl
kitchen. Apply at $50 Eighth street, beyond Leigh.
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TOR RENT, neat TWO-STORY Gsa
II BRICK DWELLING with six rooms, kitch- EEL
en- &c, on Ross street. between Fourteenth and Mayo
streets, .-. 49, . .-
The FIRST, SECOND, and THIRD FLOORS over
a centraly-located store near the Dispatch office.
Highly suitable for any light manufacturing business.
hnDlJ to RICHARDSON & CO.,
M 57-lw 11l3 Main street
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- 80 BY Williams g Gibson,
Real Estate and Stock Brokers and Auctioneers,
No. 1201k Main street.

Sale conducted by FRANK ID. HILL, Anctioneer.
m %
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STOLEN, FRIDAY NIGHT, APRIL
~ 21st from tine corner of Clay and Twelfth streets
q GOLD WATCH with open face. Maker, Carter, oi
Cornhill, London. Blue enamelled BKEASTPlN,
gold fringe at bottom, with spray Of flowers 10
Tyre in pearls. liberal reward will be given If
turned to No. 1lil Clay street, or 9o1 Hain street,
and no questions asked. LIRI%;' ap 25-St
, 1876-03-18
SLAVERY IN BRAZIL.
From the Time,

The British Consul at Pernumbuoo states,
in his report of 1875, that the deportation and
sale of slaves from the northern Provinces
to Rio Janeiro and the Provinces south
of it has increased to 80 serious an
extent as to cause " gloomy forebodings and
the probable abandonment of the Plantations"
lie considers that recent legislation has made
it probable that, "in 60 or 70 years, and
possibly less time" there will be no slaves
in Brazil. He notes that nearly all the slaves
not born in Brazil. but brought over from
Africa, long for their freedom in order to get
back to their own country and, although they
may have been mere infants when made
c%aptivps they will work and toll to buy their
freedom, which is permitted by Brazilian law.
The British Consul at Rio also observes, in
a report of his dated December, 1874, that
considerable numbers of slaves, through dis
tress in the North, had been thrown into the
market and bought by the more prosperous
coffee planters of the South. He states that
one small dealer alone disposed of slaves Ito
the value Of 100000" for employment on
coffee estates, the transfer, of course, repre-
senting so much land thrown out of ~cultiva.
tion in the North. The "labour question"
is of urgency in Brazil. An official return,
probably prepared in 1874, states the
gross number Of slaves in the Brazilian En-
pire at l,409. 448, the total population being
computed at about II, 600, 600 souls.
, 1876-03-18

per cent only, but its saccharine strength may
%oontinue to rise by selection. as it has done
during the past so years. Still, were it
not for the carriage, which is so much
in favour OF the Beet, and the subsidiary
purposes which it serves in agriculture, it could
ultimately stand no chance with the Cane, with
a richness of Is 10 l8 per cent, If the same
energy and skill were brought to bear upon the
latter as on the former and it is now an admit
ted fact that without e~nlarging the area Of
ground under cane cultivation, the quality of
Sugar produced might be increased by from 80
to SO per cent. 1t is not only to an improve.
ment in quality, but an increase in the quantity
made from the same area, that the Cane plant
es must turn their attention, In order to cops
with constantly falling prices. Improved cul.
t@ivation, more powerful crushing machines.
complete extraction of the saocharine contents
Of the Cane, and the manufacture of all that ID
got out into actual Sugar, would render the
planters far more prosperous than in the paImy
days Of slavery.
, 1876-03-18

nate Commander n Chief of the Abyssin.
ian army, whose fate is still fresh in every
readers memory. I was in Cairo at the
time, and was in the company of both
officers the evening previous to the de-
parture of the force for IsmaiIia. While
upon this subject I may, perhaps, be per-
mitted to add that Colonel Arendrupp
(not ArenIroop) was as gallant an officer,
as honest and upright a gentleman, as ever
served under any colours, and it may in
terest your readers to know that he had at
the time of his death been less than two
years married to an English lady we'll
known in the world Of art as a figure and
animal painter Of rare ability"
, 1876-03-18
SIR s. K ON AFRICA.

Speaking at Plymouth on February. /, on the
subject of British influence on the advancement
of Africa, Sir Samuel Baker remarked that
though the Egyptian Government had faults
it was a noteworthy fact that it was s"fer to
travel throughout the enormous district of
Soudan than to cross Hyde Park after dark.
Eagliahmeu were always opposed by the great
slave hunters, because notwithstanding fugitive
slave circulars, it was perfectly we'll known
abroad that their advent meant the suppression
of slavery. He expressed a belief that Colonel
Gordon was destined to achieve the greatest
triumph in African exploration.
, 1876-03-18
A NEW PRoPELLING FORCE.

An important paper was recently read at the
United Service Institute, England, iupon the APP
p~lioation Of the turbine to the, propulsion of yes
sells. A tn rhine is a screw working in a OF.
Under. It receives the water at Que end and
discharges it at the other, aud if reversed will
work ship backwards as we'll as forwards.
One Of the chief Advantages Of this mode Of
propulsion is that in the case of a leak the
by ob%viatiog the necessity for pumping aud at
the pamphlet expresses his belief that the
Vanguard, if propelled in this manner, would
have been saved.
, 1876-03-18
E PLOUGHIN q.

MEssRs. JOHN FOWLER & Co., whose
name has become celebrated in connection
with steam pIoughing, called attention.
recently to double-action 6 horse engine
and apparatus for small or medium sized
farms. With aview to illustrate the ad.
vantages of deep steam ploughing, MEssRs.
Fowler exhibited photographs of the roots
of sugar beet penetrating dowuwards to q
depth of several feet. What Of the roots
of the sugar caneO