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, 1876-03-17

1hs following tratru1,snt we're nlsd Tor sseo.u
1hutsday, March l6;
=. C1TT Pp0PLu1Y.
West Polk VI, i2s n n of Weslesn ~, d t. Is
9-lD1l2AS II, dAled March aJ,......,+,,,,S IL AEQU
Vest Goo2feas 1t, 103% II v Of MAsIhheId At
nj. UkI9l Il, dAted March lt............ A$W
psxhtoo #, . v cor ot L4rFAbes IT. n I, Ho4llo
q. dated March Is. lt,soo
Randolph It, ~ II " Of FIFTH ~, u (, Bo4ltOf
With buildings, datsd Feb. 70 fAIbert L, Hale
70 Granville j. 10000
West 1hlstsentA II ~ II wot 0aklay 4tsf,
251l20 II. dated March y.................... 800
Wtat ThlEteeuth u, 100 It " at Oakley st, I,
aexl3o q, datsd March hs......,.....,,...... 900
ls1l20 IT, datht March h8..,.............,... 500
Michigan ~. near TAtsty-e3Roth IT. " l. 20x
1875 1-l1 II, d4sed AArch 8..,.....,.,...,... 700
Rohsy 1t, 1t4 II nf ulooutngton roAa. VT.
4axl2l IT. dstsd Asrch hl5........,......... LOO
West Tweuty-osst 1t, rs Il v OF pAullns ", a
I. 2ax11a H. dAted bppt II, 1a13. .....,,.... 200
touFH or EITx L1AEtS, WITHIN \ aAD1us OF 7 Mills
.. ar Coun1-uousx.
fotty.sesond Il, ia Il . Vt WeAtern ~, h f,s
al25 n, d1eed March 1t..................,3 600
gHax or C1FY LlMgf1, WITHIN A XAb4ua o. x1LLS
or Gou1r.A0rbI,
humboldt 1t, 277N Il u of North W, Q T. lQox
lao Il, dAf$d March Observation-Disclosures Au)0
, 1876-03-17
FOREIGN MARKETS.
8xAe{at HHp1fsh to 5Ae [hteaaa Trfhuns.

sssetat Hnpateh 10 1As Gatea9o TrtbAns.
LIVERPOOL, March Ie-lt T. m.--TLouA--No !,
:2ts: No. 2, IN.
0aA1N--Wheat- Winter, No. !. Ion; No. 2, o. I'd;
spring, No, L o. 19; No. 2, 7s 10l; willis, No. l. los
ID; No >. % 11d club, No. J. los 8a No 2 1Oa Sd.
Corn-Nsw, ~ 3d0s2ds ID: old, oos.
Inoy1s1oas-Porf, 8ts. Lard, CO.. tdadls.
LIVERPOOL, March le-b:s0 p. m.--UREA
Firm. wheat-white No. !. los Ad; No. 2, l0s Id;
club No. J, los 81; No. y, 1ob ii.
L1vEnroot, March '1a-IAsest.-CorToN-Qulo
7.ls9ot+d; sales. 200 balea. Including aUU fos
speculation and export, md 800 Ame11o&n.
-ateAdy; Califotnls vhits vhsat, aver
aga, l0s ld8los ID; do club. l0s AdSt0s Sd; TED
Wssioru spEtnx. Noa. To !, S&89s 1o1; DO winter,
o. Bd5loa. Floue-Westssn canal, 3as9o%s. Corn
Western mixed, now. 4Gs Sd92da od; DID, 7o.. oats-
American, aaQsss ad. psslry-Ame.ican, - ID.
peas-Canadian, 5os.
Paova1oas-Prttns mesa pork, alp. Prime mesa
bocl o1g@ola "a. Lard-Amettcan, CO.. dd3alA.
uaoon-lnna clear. els; abort clear do. 60 %.
TALlnw-Eine, ~.
pr1no1xuA-Reaned, llsails ID spss,s, ex0
QNI,
LIaskHn OII-1iS.
1iE41a-coumeu, Ak@3d; pals do, I6l.
BP!alry TuRpxk1Mr-3ta Gd9Ns.
Lohpoa. March 1d,--IAk pAKx ~ ExaLAxp-Ihs
amount Of bullion sone nto ths Nsnk OF Euglanti On
balance to-day u Gll0, Ths bullion In ths bank n
created 3as 900 during tbs past wax. Ths proper
, 1876-03-17

NEW YORK.
NV YoRH, March observation-disclosures, ID b0, maxi
inE ~ for thrco days, against 2B1U for tho sa,no
tlme last Eeof; quality hcareoly medium; dotnhnd
otlctats; safea slow: shale eafsr pr4cea Of oot
no1aeat oxen and steers, BiaBAo: few Texans, 8A4
0hc: ordinary 10 fair native RtceFs, p311hc; good
do, 10AQSfi4o: no primo Or extra sold.
etEKr-Arftynls, SO making 060 for thrpo days,
agaiuBt H8lB for the ui1l0 Last vook fsr bsi.
moss trnnkactO1 At an advance DY No saea 1t EHAHo
for ordinary to tEnlcs; 100 spring l1iutn sold last
thrco d. IN At $d.s0Qs9.s0 per bead.
Bw1nx1se1otpss ,1oo, making 1850 for three days,
sgAinst zoo for the eapo tins aAt WsAk nons oGe1-
81 aliYa.
81. Lou1a.
81. l1uu, March 16.-tioas-Acuve; Light to heavy
shipping, $7409800; raoking, $7.7tA8.25; ntcherst
$a+UN5B.hD; PltAdelrhtas Nuatd bring &8.603B.76.
CAITLE-Fltmer good detuaod from interior buy
ets, but 1n0talona unchanaed medium to fair native
ahlpport, 44G34kc; pony 4soeth, 1Ht844e; fair 10
choice native cows, a1@4ao; native stoctols, 2HQ4o;
feedera, &8A4a-
IgrrAtn n T., March ln.-cArTIs-ReeeIpts, IN. l3o:
totnl for the weak, ~; no market. -
Snxxt AND LAhub-1scotipta, Leo; total for tho
week, l,0ni mRskes dun; sloW and unchanged
prioca,
uods-1lsee!pta acco: total for tho week, 10, 200
markc uull one deck Yorkcrs, $a516; no heavy o5-
fertnga.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. March 1a.-uous-Dntls common 10
good Light $740t3A16; fur to medium heavy 81, ,aUt9
e.7o few hutcAvrs, f. o6osoi reaipts l,3tA; ah!p-
menta, al.
, 1876-03-17
The Demand for Loans More Active
from tho Country.-.0ity
Business Quiet,
New York Exchange Firm at
rar---Tho C1earfngs
$3,OOO,OOO.
The Produce Markets Irrcgular...pro
viaions Flrmer..-Dreadstufls
Unsettled.
FINANCIAL.

Ther1 ma II Increased demand from ths country
fof loans. ThB utter tmTassablity II the country
roads rcldnrs II out OF tho question norc slocf or
produce, aud these mint In carrfod. Trade Ii Tery
qt,ie Liberal purchaser have been adb BY country
dealers to meet tho business cxpecsod but this haa not
Jat made lis appearance and IN consequence country
thper n paid less promptly than week ago. aud ap
pcations for renewals and now 1oars ARC morn frc-
quent. DuAness in Tho city ss ttrlt In oil directions.
Tho supply Of mercantile and ocr negottsh,s paper
u small and there Al accumu1stng surplus ioan-
abb capital.
Hascs Of discounk at tho banks arc 7@i0 por cont.
On tho atrcet, the supply as good paper II very
seanty. Rates sro 7Q5i8 rcr ceut.
Now York exchange w.a sold between bAnks a. par
To $50 premium for 81 600.
Ths movement Of currency WAS slight.
Tbs clrasings we're 81, ,oou,D0
BUSINESS EatnAh1.AxsMESTg.
The rn Of J, ". Du1ur b Co., paier dealers, in
deep water. Thnr paper has guno to protest. and tho
drn II at present eugaged In taking inventory of
stock preparatory 10 settling up their ahaifa. Tho
faiitre was rrccpitased by that Of parermanufAc-
turing concern In South bend, which supplied j. ".
nutlcs Co. with thetr stock, and fur which they lad
accepted GONG drafta.
COUNT noNpR."
The bda for tho 81, ,ooo Of Cook County bonds Of
Tcrcd fur sale by tho Couny Treasurer orcncsI
yesterday. Fonr bids received for thu ,shols
amount, and he7cra1 for INHALER amounts. Tho bids
1o5 77lO0 and Interest," aud fur the smaller amounts
Ito range wis from 1efK AID interest to 1f 1o-1Oo
fnd interest. Tho bonda Werc awarded, $ts.0OU to
Bscwster eed At los 77loo aud Interest, mud 1900
at 100 11o0 and interest 10 private party for Invest
ment,
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.
The Sseld Of tue Consolidated rrgnla,tos February
stuffed By tho 8an Francisco bulletin to 10 s2 Ooo,
Dc largest monthly Yield Of hny uo In the history Of
Ao country.
LoCRIHU Ur B11vEn.
Tho London Ii,nts ndvoca.cs \ lookup of ailtcr
Sy the Bank OF England. II slya:
Tho opinion Ia gaining ground that Germany is press
ing down lilo value Of silver pcrxs!cnty. aren when
hero no buyers and Ealrs can 10 effected, In
Ter TO conn1 tie other Powers Of EMropo to arrange
Vi International convention for tho temporary ataor
don Of surplus stocks. Tho iaIcr vtl u anys
Cls occliue in nger and tho full iii tic Indian
a,anRea consin!o to eecupy largo shsro Of attention
luslness elrcles. Silver s nnw quoted at 63!Sl Tcr
ounce AGAINST average price Of eGtd for lH1a, md
70 f16d for tho I've years ended will ms. At tile
rrcacnt quotations Of tho lunbsy aud Calcutta
ehanKcs, ue exchange valua Of tho rupee las declined
aready during tho two months Of this ycar which
b squA1 To fall Of per cent.
, 1876-03-17

FLOUR-Was In better demand 1t former nr1cea,
hut buyers wcfs unwilling u sd,apce prices ~ asked
BY scns holds to correspond with the upward ,noyo-
ment In what few lots were taken fur sh,p,uent,
but the chei bu1k Of tho purchases were on local ss.
count. sales vera srpoEte0 Of ls3 hrls winter ss
Sa.7s8o2s; 2oo0 hsls spring s1tras chishy Al s4aoa
A2s la0 hrs aVxtnR supssauss II - 3s 80; aud no
, 1876-03-17

oAia IN fair tlttnahd mixed and No. white, 40
IVA; rejected do, 423aso; No. wtte, ta7s5c.
BUFFALO.
nurfAtu, Marrf 1G.-uAArN-Wftat ia good spen,,a
1at!gs ernanl No. Ohtca9o tptinE, $l0 Ahoati No.
9liilwnnkeu Club, $t.2O. Corn ntm; nnwt on track,
63o OaEa neglected. Barley inaetls0. n{a neglected.
new 0NI&ANR.
Nav OHtEANa, March ld.-DnreA1TEu Mari
Flrmpr; Dto: iaAo; 13An.
, 1876-03-17

BROOM CORN-Naa dull aud easy. Tho otYorInaa
Aso libera and therc ID la dong except In tho way
OF attending to Hnahl1 orders: Choice hurl BS9e;
No. lutl, 7k@9c; choice [1nctlium. 7a7ku; good
medium brush, f@6Hc; fair inaidc and covers, 80
bxc; Inferior, A0shc: crooked, 3Q5Gc.
DuTTER-1cmaina firm. Tla market Il tnAlo-
quatey supplied aud prices rua hIghor than 1t the
coss Of last weok. Tho aupply Ut choics table butter
falls far short Of The demand, and not infrc1unnsly
sales nccsel at prices considerably sovo tho quo
tations. We quote: Choice to fancy yellow, s2a.co;
medium TO good grades, 2.6e6e; Inferior to CON-
mon, l492Uo: common to choice roll, 1BGa28c.
DAu0ING-prces wore without change. There
was light ofdcr bsisiueRa at tho following ngurta
Stark A, 36Kc; Lewiston, 23o Montaup, o6u; onta-,
no. 25o; American a, 13c: Amoskeag, ?3ho; Otter
GFsoa as turl,R s',s a eo aaMlsHo ne * ,o Dc b
oIIEEsE-No eh.pgs sas ,pparsnt III any Of tho
" maintained price,: Q4otstiunA wers 1a8idxc Tor
guea Y fancy factory a.'a o!si1s for lower grades
Tho following range: Lackawanna, range and mt,
1900; do e&g, *seo; cannol *1oaaI. ~; E.is, s7;
TiSM-ylls market Va. quiet, rrtees rera.in
ported, @ ~ - 1ouoxs: No. % wh.sYtsh. N-e,i, st.so
SsVo; No. . do. s!.so@4 4.so; ~. front. si.3s; !;
Ne tacte hss :sss, sssss;st nY Ns '
| BhoFe kits, largo, f3.10; No bay kits, $i.60
large family kts, fl6esl.20; bank cotthsl.. SAW
a5.4s: tied1ges eodGah, $3tta5.7o; IAbrador her
ting. spe htIs. s7.7sGss,oo; Do Mini. tl.9ka4:5;
$31osA7ai sGalad barring. rer bo1, 70 ho; hcs-
FRUITS AND NUTs-TrsslH was Gules 1t tho all
neaed Auota&tonss Foaktah-Dstes, GAOHc; hgH. lar.
err. 1ts.Go; ras. drums naw, l1al1n; Tur*isll
psunes, now, HHG3dko; French pruneH. keys aud
hozes, bk9l4c; taslns, layers. new. $!,E3t31.in !;
!1cso anstatsl, now, t3,0oGsa.a5; Valencia, llA@
nHs zAnt1 ts cu11tnts. 7k@so c!tson. aa1s2as,
pSacss psssa., 'Iss lss ,en9sn a. ss;
loa!o do. pA1sd, l5G4lse ; llAckEerties, Hh@
hurs-f4iberts, !ft3l!he; almonds, TtrnRoua, lyE
42Do NArlcA wainuts, Few, l6<Sl7c French Mal.
nuts, lev, l2Al3c; dsennbIo walnuts, ltk(3l lGc !:
NEaklls, lpe9l0Ee; lecaus. TexAs, llx9l!ku; WI.
African peanuts. 6GgdNc
GMEEN FAuITh-OraupsS continue hsn, herv and
East and other fruits sieay. Yhu lsn.aua " hH.t
Auti chiefly local; cloice sppea, $iMV@4oU por LIl
Meas!na oranges, ta.t0(s36U 1xr box: V.1e,ria Gu.
41ueGd4iIU peE case: lemons, q. .Eaes 6.c0 pes lo1
Qlt0CEN1E3-ThrFa W&s lack OF actI!ty 4n th!a
bssuch Of trade for which condtt!ou tho wuasler wAa
chieay responsible. Values nom1nal,y steady Il
tho quotations given 1oluws
AioE-ltangoou. e1s3txo: Carolina, 7a7'<o; Lou
CorrxEs-o. q. Jass, s1asle: Java, No. 7, 9792so ;
choice 70 fancy lo. 294&2axe: good TO primo do u Y
tzx!c; coIuInup 70 f4t, 101a32Io; roastlng las q
Ike; Rtpgapuro Java, 24325o; CoAta lca. 124523e
M4rsczibo, 22HM2Jkc, .-.
auoAAS-patcut cut Loaf, 1lH@ltHe; crushed, l1k
4illo po.desed, llt3ll4ol grsnulated, li@lI + 9;
4, aiAudaFd. ioAek Do ao. y l09l9hoi u, 0k8
aFfos szsr~ Q. Sttfasso, oSo.a. s'tc: yellow No.
, 1876-03-17
COMMERCIAL.

Tha following were the receipts and shipmauta of
l4Ad.pE Articles Of produce IN this sits during tbs
, 1876-03-17

Long aud short cIsaks quoted ii l2ko cash, aud
t2'ic teller Apr.t, boxed; green bans, l3A as.1&c;
sxett.I!ck!ed do, l2AG5l3c; OunbtfIauds CASH
tacou nsnas, 1A314Ec.
GkEAAk-Was quiet at 7a39c.
IEEf fRODuuTB-WeFes steady and qulat u 4Io.76
@ll ~ for ustst, sll7asl1po Tor e1ira uaess, Aud
$1i,tG825.tQ for hams.
TALLow-Wt4 q1uted 1t s,s@sXn
, 1876-03-17

IUus--Tle market was aetiYe at further slight
decline Thnrc VIA good local and Eaaletn lemsni
ats7.soaso5 Tor common to colco light weights, anu
st $7.1NlB.0 for poor 10 gonl lcnvy. There were
rhoice droves, anl pricea Of such waro nominal At
$8.bo987o. Extrs grades wero quoted at t0.Uk3v.2t.
, 1876-03-17
PROVISIONS.

iiO0 TR0pUCT8-WeEa moderately active for tho
scason and averaged higher h fosllug belly gouct-
ally nr1r. though hogs we1n In better supply aud
naA!er. There WIS 4 ulodcrata inquiry, bat 1t was
chiefly III thu way Of lng coutrActs 10 deliver IN tie
lotuc markat, tho shipping domand benny very Light
4 good deal OF tho bu1Iueas transacted contstel Ia
Tho turnlng over pf lots from ans month to smother At
tho current differences. Tho weather IL not fayora
bio for handling pork products, hu: nota that tbs
shipment of meats continues at brisk rtse 11l7 900
rs having gone out during Wednesday. Tho failing
OF In The lard yield ath!4 point notwithstanding The
heavier Ut hogs, u explained by tho fact that tho
sssrHgo price Of lard for thu past sea1ou$l23o per
loa ha-wls uoo below that of tho previous vinteE
who 1neata averaged 1ilc per b higher. Thu eonae
quenco was thas the meaa trimmed less cioseiy
than heretofore, sud fowct scraps found thor way
to tho lard tank bestdea which no sides wcra rem
6ercd,
Msss Poax-Wa* ,a moaeratn request, sud ad-
vaneod l?He rer WI sheh rased o and clu-rd ses7o
higher than se previous nyeung. Salea WeFn reported
Of lo70 brls caah VI x27.laE9l7k; ~ bid seljor
Tho 'aonth i r brls sellss Anil Il En.i7E
3bO brs sailor Juns III s22s3ATl7o Toal, i9so nl!s
Tho market co&ci ca1y o. ~ 10 caah seller March
s;2!!N2. 20 seller April: ssa.4a%esx1 sallaF May
Primo meg. pork was quiet At snoa a1tsa prime
pst lU0 n4 fzun tho Atts< quotations. ot Wednesday,
but the Advantage Afterwards lost. Sales su-
ported OF 6ubo tes seller April q tit3o las7 aud
tes. The nastes closed easy 1t ca4| Of
aeller March $3.50 nener ApEtli 3lsso slles MAy;
Ms.1s-Wuss in fair demand sud firm, s.ce1a
shoulders for futuso, which saay. 1td1es we're
generally nsFted w ~ PCT IL by loluprs, hQt they
found dtfeul to obtain tho alFa1lea Ihs shpnlnt
inquiry moderate baea wero reported Of tU lxl
] 4pr .ni sc ios uns l H. H. shor % rss 4 il:.
1a a ~ taGsv ~ eo,ina ana ~ ..as af n1cax
, 1876-03-17
TELECRAPHIc MARKET REPORTS,


soDTHERN COTTON MAHKET9,
NEW 0nIkANs March hle.-Cotton-pcmand moder-
ate as1os 1850; prices eshcE but not quosbly lower
quotations unchangod spoapts net ITO bales 9roas,
2os1; exports to tho Continent 0s67, including lTSo
to Falmouth for orsl1s btocA. 2od, ,641.
CHARLESTON, March 1a.-cot,on guet niddlings,
l2.{u; not receipts. 848 bales: sales, bOO.
MouIlr, March, lC-Cotton quiet anu arm; mid
diings, l9No; nc. receipts, 365 balea: aales l.0o
SAVANNAH, March 1o.-Cotlon quiet; millllngs,
12kc; net receipts, 2.t balea Salea, 7al,
GALVESTON. March lG.-outton quiet and nr1n mid
dangs, lJho; net 1uca.pts 031 bales; sate<. 02o.
, 1876-03-17

1tniiroa.l bombs wert dt,ll.
6tato socaritea vera quiet.
stocls opened Irregular, with frequent fluctuations
In tho leading shares. At thA cloFe the arkrt was
weak md lower. Western Union foil or from G9.. to
ON, uu!on lhclho from 671 to C51<, Lake hIoro
from egs5 70 Mts, ". Paul from AK to AN ohloa
from Il 10 7os, aud Michigan Central from G5i{ to
xarc raciao Man, T7.GUo weatern Union, 1900 St.
Psn!s, g 600 Eric. and af .oou IAke shore.
The EEio blu passed tho Htatc SeuAts to.t!ay.
Money. 4@5; cioa,ng as 5. rrime mercantile psper
t(p6.
Customs receipts, t22t 200.
The Asatatant-Trca4nrer illsl,utted t8a eco
Bpecie sh1pmenta, Salt 900 O00
C!eanugss 320, ,000,Uo0.
, 1876-03-17

posToH. March 16-FLoUR-Fair demand West.
cru aupor, 3t1A9i.60; common ex.ssa, 5A76ab.25;
W,seona!n aul MinuesosA extra family. 33.25G47.oo;
!oo: Illinois. q 2k9a2s; b. Louis. ss.kQ19.o6;
!. aiAIn-0afa assai satzad md yellow. saasso.
, 1876-03-17

PlTTs1URo PETROLEUM MARKET,
P1fTsuuHn, "a, March 16 6--Petrpfeun qhiet ctule,
$a17X 1t pasker's; refined. 14k3l4Hc, Philadelphia
In
, 1876-03-17

REAL ESTATE.

1hs following tnatruusnt were Glad Tor record
Thursday. March l8;
, 1876-03-17

HUtQx-Wa8 III ntdutfdt6 ftftttat hnu a{t4uy. UcEa.
hsonnl ordors arc received from, Western lills but
nany Of them hayo closed, and others ruuntIg
abort time am. ordering only for immediate wana. II
Ia thought the ronaintior OF tho clip Will 10 wanis In
she Northwest hcuce tlle market Is not governed by
Eastern scports. Quotation: Tub-waahed, priKo, 81
D5Jo; DO poor to Rood, 4s8soo; washed fleece, fine.
Qooi-cnudoned. 4U3 42c waAhcI, coAfsc 4u1 medium
do 43GatGc; 1lnwaahed. nne, heavy to Light, 2s9so;
do co4tso ind medium, 31lGsi3e; pulled, 33&sa9o.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-25

recommend that IL this report md the seso-
tons be adopted, tfat they be subi feet 10 the.
approval OF the different wards by n meet
ing held for that purpose. ~
s5ss /. Resolred by the aeerudftve ExecUttre:
Committee of The city off Manchester (tfiei
wards bymeetings held for the purpose cons
curring), That convention, to be composed
of ave delegates from each ward, be held for
the selection OF candidates for the seyeral
Offices to be filed at the next election
2. That the voters OF the several wards.
assemble In their respective wards Of such
time as may be prescribed by the Executive
Committee and elect FIVE delegates each,
who together shali compose the norrinafing
convention as aforesaid.
8. That all persons allowing their names
to 60 before said convention Tor nomination
to any office shall first edge themselves TO
support the nominees OF said convention; !;
said pledge to be in writing.
Your committee further recommend that
all the meetings OF the Executive Commit.
tee be held with closed DOORS
[Signed] s. M. Perdue (chairmanb j. b.
Cogbill, John 81. Matthews, a. j.. Bradley.
The committee has appointed Saturday
night as the time for the holding OF the
ward meetings to consider the plan pro-
posed, and If it ia ratified by them, then
they are to proceed to elect delegates to the
convention.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-25

THE MUSICAL FESTIVAL FOR THE LEE
MONUMENT FUND.-Messrs. u. W. Pickrell,
Thomas W. Pemberton, B. G. Gray, A. NJ.
Lyon, O. II. Chalkley, Thomas J. Evans,
DR.. Joseph Woodward, John Fl. Tyler,
and W. E. Tanner, Of the select COM
mittee to inaugurate measures for grand
musical festival in aid Of the Lee monu-
ment, met last night. Mr.. Tanner presided,
and Mr.. Thomas w. Pemberton acted as
secretary. The committee decided to have
an appropriate musical entertainment next
month, and Messrs. Pemberton, Chalkley,
and Woodward were appointed committee
to cooperate with Messrs. Tanner and Tyler
in securing the services Of the musical talent
of Richmond. It was decided that those
persons taking part in themovement should
be known as the Lee Musical Association,
and the following directors were appointed
Hon. A. M. Kelley, DR.. j. B. MeCaW, +. q. d
Mayo, q. W. Pickrell, W. 4. jenkins, ). II.
Greanor, T. w. Pemberton, B. c. Gray, A.
M. Lyon, Charles P. Rady, 0. Il. Chalkiey'
DR.. j. B. Wood, Colonel T. j. Evans, Dr.
Joseph Woodward, r. T. Brooke, and Ste
phen Putney.
Adjourned to Monday night next.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-25
Adjourned at 7:05.

TOBACCO FOR THE CENTENS1AL.-Messrs.
L. J. Grant & Co., of this city, shipped yes
terday by express to Philadelphia, for ex.
hibition at the Centennial, five samples OF
their manufactured tobacco-viz., One box
NJ seyen-ounce Cavendish, one box navy
pounds (botf black), one box OF bright tor
toise-shell, one box OF bright navy pounds,
and one box Of bright Cavendish.
The black tobacco is similar to the black
tobacco which Messrs. Grant d co. exhibit
ed at the Worlds Fair, in London, IN 1901.
II r. is most beautifully put up, and Will be
nlaced side by side with the tobacco which
was at the Worlds Fair.
" r The tortoise-sheIl tobacco is perfect pic,
ture. and beautiful specimen OF Richmond
manufacture. The boxes which contain .ne
tobacco are made OF buttonwood, handsome.
Iv, 10 rainted and well secured. Over each OF
Tie ~ boxes there is framework OF cast-ron,
the TOP representing tobacco-leayes while on
one ono side is 1876, and on the other l776.
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MANCHESTER NEWS.

CITY Executive Conmtttee-Pr'adry rec
ton Ibandoned-A Nominating Convention
Recommended, Subject to the Approua! OF
the Ward MeetingS.-It will be remembered
that at a meeting of the Conservative Exec
,ltiye Committee held several days ago they
were unable to agree upon plan by Whlch
nominations for the various offices should
he made by the Conservative citizens, anu
that they appointed q committee to suggest
q nlan. as well as confer and report upon
other matters. This committee has present.
ed the following report, which has been
adopted as whole:
We are of opinion, and accordingly recon-
mend, that the present chairman, Mr. b. d.
XVeisioer. yacatc his seat, and that the same
he filled by the city superintendent-elect,
who shall not have vote except IN case OF
The committee is decidedly OF opinion
that II will be best not to adopt primary
election. either conditional or unconditional,
hut TO recommend nominating conventlon.
which has been the plan heretofore adoPted
in this city, and which has hitherto LED 70
the success Of the party, for the following
among other reasons:
I. 4 large majority, If not all the candi-
dates. so far as the committee is informed,
now favor convention.
Q Were a primary election governed Dy
the nluralitv rule adopted ninety votes OUT
of the $40 votes in the city may nominate
candidate. which would certainly result IN
dissatisfaction, II not in the deleat OF 1ne
party. o,oo.;o, o,overned bv
the majority rule adopted 1t would require
so much time in arriving at conclusion as
to render It somewhat impracticable, ana
NIGHT rive longer time to eDgender III
feeling between the candidates.
4. By adopting nominating cohYention
the contest will be removed to heid not SO
jilely to produce bitter feelings Detween
the many friends Of the different canol-
dates. o,a;,o
+ There is difference as to the holding
., a convention in small city and large
one, In the former the delegates 10 tne
convention are acquainted with large pof-
tion of the voters of the city, and from TINS
cause can easily determine who Is the oest
and | the most available candidate. and VINO
will be acceptable to all the voters OF IGe
c;ty. and who not. In large clty sucn
Knowledge cannot be expected OF q deieSSa.e
m \ convention, and does not, In fact, exist.
Eor n fhis reason primary election may DC
preferable in large city 10 a;i la,
while the reverse Is the case ln si so;n s;, ~;
" The delegation from each waTa peins IS;ar tJ,
structed in favor OF certain Planss snlcu al
causes some OF the commitfee 70 Isst go
harrassed in making the recemmeh ehoaLaons Iss
herein contained, therefore To- reneye suca
embarrassment your coInmittse 5'aua7tl aus.net
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nvrcS, asEpICINEs, sc.

r,1-ROpEAN MINERAL WATERS.
ultima WATER. from Bohemia;
rpr,npICkSHAIL WATER, from Germany;
>yf,,Y WATER. from France;
r,pr sHAD WATPR. from France
,u-yYApl-JAN0S WATER. from Hungary.
AMERICAN MINERAL WATERS.
..,ycrr.S WATER. from Saratoga Springs;
,,rI!nrS " GTEK. from Sar2toSs Springs;
p1.kTlpluGE ALUM WATER,
aIIFGHANN WATER,
EI-FYAlU llTHlA WhTEH.
GETTYSBURG WATER.
- -s,lc ~ The single bottle or case nj
MEADE & BAKERS Drugstore
IN. al9 Main street.
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Adjourned to Monday night next.

PERsoNAL.-Most Rev. Archbishop Bal
ley, of Baltimore, arrived in the city on the
northern train yesterday on his way South.
he is guest OF Bishop Gibbons:
Sir Redman Barry, Chief Justice OF Aus,
tralia, is in the city, and yesterday called
upon Mayor Kelley, Judge Guigon, OF the
Hastings Court, and other prominent city
and State officials.
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CoEvIcrs RECEIvED.-The following con-
yicts were received at the penitentiary yes
terday from Petersburg: Henry Pegram
(negro), two years for house-breaking; Hen
~ Watkins (negro), ten years Tor murder in
the second degree; Albert Brown and Bar
rett Briggs (negroesl, one year each for
grand larceny.