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The daily gazette., 1877-10-01
A WEALTHY BENEDICT.

The Chester Advocate states that re-
Gently Wilmington negro got mar
ried in Chester, and after vigorous
search in every pocketabout his person
produced fifteen cents, which he
handed to the parson, saying:
"Dar you is. boss. OATS all the
wealth dis chile's got in the world.
Take it, you's welcome to it, and
much obleeged, besidesI" The preach
er paused moment, and, after clear
Ing his throat, delivered the follow
ing oration: keep your boarded
wealth, young man, want it not. The
thames are sufficient. Repledish your
Golfers and go on your way rejoiciugp
"Oh, you needn't be Altered TO take
de ducats, boss" replied the groom.
81 married fo' moneyp' The bride
had one dollar.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01
W AL TIM e TABLE,

f'iaG,Ss finiNs LEAVE WILMINGTON.
"SIel @no phla: 2.2l, 6.4O, 6.55. 8.10. o o0.
;;' a, W l2,37, u 40, 2.30, 4.3O,
bot 4; 6 ia' n on sundays; 2,2l. SlOa.
/ n m. rork; H, 222, 947, a m, 70 81, 12 40,
,Iilm6, M, on Sundays: 2 q a m.
Igle 10 ~ and Washington: 1 O6, 8 80
IAN. . os' . O9, Q 55 p m; on Sundays
p Deposit; 45e p m; no Sunday
40 esslle: sSnsa g. 8 20, 9 80 a m; / 80, 8 80 p
|SusddaneyF |Ssdae r. ,rdia R.: sos, 9 80 a m; 8 80 p m;
\ i'ngIon Is N %, u, q Northern r. r.: 6 25 a
kaSaarpai pii NO. no Sunday train.
BON SnnHa " estern X. R.: 10 20 a m; 5 30
IlSs ISu sundays: 10 80 m.
|P6iHo AkRlVE AT WILMINGTON.
pI ~ II 56, 8 "a. o "a a m; 70
t,Sh ,i,o', ~ o., S55, 4 81, B IA q 25, I 25,
BAN. ~ m; on sundays: IL 56,
|New Y 80, 6l, II 10 d m.
6,SS, rork' II Sc, 8 "a o. ma; 12 a. 12 bs
lpm III on Sundays: IL Sc a M
E,Sss I ore, ls, 94l, a m; 1877, 70 80
p. = hi Oh Sundays: 2 iS a m o 81
Isa.sShington: 21s a m 70 a ~ az
p. = Iii on Sundays: 2 IL a m; 8 A
|ss.' |5S' OepOsita 800 a m; no lsunda,
!, StS { 20 Castle; $. 7 55, 8 80 m i 70 70 90 m
Btla%,a,rgao 70 ? ? m; no Sunday trains.
no SSfe snare Il R.: so a m; 4 20, 6 40 !
p; Sl5 l5ri,glon N Is q Northern R. r.: II 8,
belaRpalrnG, IN no Sunday trains.
p m; m"Spe op wv, Western r. R.: 7 55 a M
ES FoR 1n u Sundays: 90 y M
hiLMlNGToN LEAVE PHI
Broad ,ADELrHIA. Il -
fes7S0 SsIgeet Sn6et and Washington ave
El5l5, 6 0pU 00 4 10 10 80, 40 a m; 2 80. 8 &c
ey; 30 az, a ~. . 20, I =, IS, II 80 p m; on Sun
Thirty 'see;oSDSSO tH; 3 %, aas . 45, I 50, m.
Sundasrsm = m y l5, 3 So, s 80, IL As On
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THIRD EDITION.
SAWYER CONVICTED.
THE EX-SENATOR IN THE JAIL.
AN Ex-AssIsTANr SECRETARY OF
THE TREASURY CONVICTED OF
SWINDLING THE GOVERN
MENT.


Special Dispatch to the Times.
WAsHINGToN. September 80.
Q The jury in the case of the United States
against ex-Assistant Secretary Sawyer, OF
the Treasury Department. to-day returned
q verdict of guilty of conspiracy with
Messrs. Haines and Brooks to defraud the
United States out of s57 ,OOo The circurn.
stances of the transaction in brief are that
Parkman, Brooks & Co, of Mem phis,
while Sawyer was Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, under Richardson. filed ficti-
tious cotton claims, and through the con-
nivance OF Sawyer aud Haines, the latter
at the time Commissioner Of Customs.
they were paid. Sawyer is convicted lt T
conspiracy and Haines and Brooks
bribery. ALL three have besn arrested and
are now in Jail and will undergo sentence
tomorrow, unless a new trial is accorded
them. The downfall of Sawyer is distress
ing. He came here during the days OF re-
construction as a Senator from South Car
olina, and served a full term in the Senate &
Subsequently he was appointed by Grant
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. 1t lis
believed that he made the Office profitable
tohlmself, but being prohigate in his hab-
its he accumulated nothiog. When he was
relieved from duty IN the Treasury Depart
ment he took 10 gambling, and almost any
night before The faro banks on Rum Row
were closed Sawyer could be found playing
| cheap checks on the green baize He has
drunk good deal latterly, and seemingly
lost all selfrespect. When lodged in Jail
to-day he gave way to his emotion and
wept like child. He is native of Massa.
chusetts, and for some years, in early life
was principal of a High School in the
| central part of the State.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01
FIRST EDITION!
Estimates for a Ne,U D,Oetll,,0.

Estimates for q NesU DaOeilla0.
On Saturday afternoon the proposals
for erecting new stone villa at the 8.
W. corner Of Eleventh and jefferson SITS. :.
for Edward McInall, Jr., were opened IL
the Office of the architect, Edward L,
Rice, Jr. They were as follows:
John g. uaddock, $1O,793
j. H. u: SEEDS, s.... lido
Henry Lape, lI,4G0
J. Jefieris, -i.. .a, III. .625
Fnllemma Chandler, 1850
The dwelling is to be built of Brandy
wine blue stone, rock face, and laid In
ranged rubble, trimmed with Ohio blue
stone; to be rooted with double pitched
hipped root, covered with slate. The
general dimensio ms will be about SO fix
38 II, 9 in, exclusive of projecting bay
windows, verapdas, &c. The cellar to
be 8 II. in the clear, first floor II f., Sec
ond floor IL IT,, aud the attic 8 #. The
first floor Is to be FIVE feet above the
building line grade of jefferson street.
The roof is tv be covered with, slate, and
the whole house to be glazed and painted
The rooms will be furnished with mar
BILE and slate mantles, and the building
will be heated by two portable heaters
in the cellar, with range in the kitchen.
Mr.. Haddock being the lowest bidder,
will probably be awarded the contract.
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societies.

MEETING THIS (McNPAY) EVENING.
Delaware Lodge No. L, L. o. o. f., at
Odd Fellows Hall.
Herman Lodge, No. %, 1. o. o. F., at
Odd Fellows Hall.
Wilmington and Brandywine Council,
No. 3, o. U. A. NJ, at Capelle building.
Wilmington Council, No. 8 Jr. o. U. A.
NJ, at Jr. o. U. A. M. Hall Fifth and
Market street.
Enterprise Circle, B. O. c. A., at Hall
80 Market street.
4ashi ngton Lodge, No 1, K. p. at
Knights OF Pythlas Hall, Eli Market
street.
ashington Lodge, No. 3, A. o. Of G.,
f., at McClary's building.
Star of Bethlehem Division, No. z, s.
of T., Ninth and French streets. 5
Minqua Tribe, No. s, 1. o. r. M, al
Red Mems hall, 415 Market street.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01

f, Badly Scalded.-On Saturday afternoon
when the hands quit work at Al O'clock
at the r. r. Co.'S shop on 3fd street, an
elderly man named Nevius was badly
scalded in one of his feet by stepping
into trough, or pit, in which the steam
from the engine was being blown, and
which from some cause or other, was not
covered.
A GENEROUS ACT.-At a meeting OF
the Christy Senate, held on Saturday eve
ming, i've tons of coal were purchased,
and paid for, to be delivered during the
winter to needy persons. The Senate
annually purchases large amount OF
coal and other Articles for distribution to
the peor.
ESCAPED FROM NEW CAsTLE-Martin
Alsberg, who has been confined in New
Castle Jail for several weeks, charged
with attempting to defraud his creditors
made his escape last evening.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01
Registers OrGer.
pro,srER g uFFICE.

4
New Castle Co.. September u lo".D
Upon the application of. Ponlson Chanu ante
Ier. Executor of Mary Brown, aid laid
of 6Sr' Brandywine Hundred in saia He
county, deed, it is ordered and dlrecte@ sors Dy
The Register that the Executor aioae 9.s
said give notice of the granting OF Le'firs ~ o
parliamentary upon the Estate, lls 3l Ile
deceased with the date of granting tneISoii tStod
hv causing advertisements to be Pos1cSh
Within forty days from the date o. on ,ss suen ~
T.atters IN six of the most puollc places ~ ~
iha hesOes go,nty nj 20 of New Castle, recurring a. an
VERSIONS Having demands agalnsGS ele Sy ES1 an
tote 10 present the same, or abloe oy a., al
a ct' Of Assembly in such case niso1 "a IN, ha
,,rovided And also cause the ;saine 10 " the he
Inserted within the same perIou por III nnbo nh
W1VIiImington GAZETTE, q newspaPett ~ et,pue puUd
,Wishe3 in Wilmington, and 20 De conainue0'
tIsarein three weeks. (e. o. a. Coo, .,
therein tnl G Given under the hand and sea- Of 81
5 once of the Register aloTesa,n t1o Tn,,ntv q,
/ }L.s,5 New Castle, in New Castle Oouney
Aforesaid, the day and year a6eV9 Rgister wgiste
NOTICE .,,
All nersons having claims agalIs.t ti,S tls
Ill Al Of the deceased must present tnt
saT,s duly attested to the ExechHit33a ~. n.
sa M hefore September 18th, 1873, or aDiae .r,t nt
| Act Of Assembly in such case niaoe ''n'
proyiSedl;: I PnuLsQN CHANDLER,
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01

Lieutenant Bulls, with one hundred
men, crossed into Mexico near Saragossa,
few days ago,in pursuit of horse thieves
On Saturday, news was received at Fort
Clark that he had lost several of his men
in severe fight with Indians near the
Pecos river but the accounts were con-
flictjng as to the result of the battle. 4
guide who arrived at Fort CLARK stated
that seven companies of cavalry, with two
Gatling guns, had crossed the Rio Grande
at the mouth Of Pedropinto creek, in
pursuit cf hostile Indians.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01
GOING TO GERMANTOWN.

At meeting of the Christy Senate,
held on Saturday evening, it was un-
animously resolved to attend the, one
hundredth celebration Of the Battle Of
Germantown which takes place on
Thursday next. About thirty of the
menbers will attend in body, and
will take with them the old battle
flag that was carried by the Delaware
Delaware regiments during the strug-
gle for liberty. q al.., tt
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01

We'll ecomneuded-Esquir E. B. Frazer,
whose term expires in November mex is
as we'll recommended for orreappointme ent as
any man who ever asked for an executive
favor. He obtained scarcely without solic
itation, the recommendations of number
of leading business men and lawyers who
were actuated solely by their know ledge of
the careful and satisfactory manner in
which he has transacted the large amount
of business iutrusted to his care in the past
Against such sterling recon mendatlons,
slanderous personal attacks will avail
nothing,
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01
FROM WASHIN GTON,
Especial Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. |
INCREARE EoF THE ARMY,

lfopCSldl DlSpdJCu W DdlUlInOre sun.
INCREARE OF THE ARMY.
WAsHINGToN, Sept. 3O.-Tne plan for
the increase of the army, to be pres -nted
by the Secretary of War, Will not propose
an increase in the number of regiments but
for filling up existing commands to the ag-
gregate of forty thousand at the discretion
of the President.
SENATOR MoToN's PROSPECTS.
1t Is understood that Senator Morton fix
es the first of December as the time when
he will be in Washington, and his col
league, Senator Mcdonald, has offered TO
pair off with him as soon as he comes with =
in the territory of the District of columbia
THE MOTH SCANDAL.
Mr.. Dom Piatt over his own signature,
charges that Col Rufus ingalls, was in the
pay of Cowles & Brega, of moth contract
notoriety. Cowles Il Brega had some pat
ent moth process for pre- ervIng goods and
clothing, which was alleged 10 be value
less, but which through the influence of
Col. ingalls, and of Gen. Marcy as chair
man of the army board appointed to in
quire into its merits, was adopted by the
government. Mr.. Piatt charges that both
ingalls, and Marcy received a money con-
| sideration for their action, and he asserts
| that he is ready TO submit the proofs.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01

Il Series of Se7monS.-Comme with
next Sunday evening, Rev. r. B. Cook,
pastor of the Second Baptist church, will
commence and preach series of sermons
on the Letters TO the Church" They Will
be continued for some time and will 10
doubt be very interesting.
john Patterson, a member of the
Phoenix Fire Company, was buried yes
terday afternoon, the funeral heinz.
largely attended by the company of
which he was a member.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01
Debility. Nervous DebilitY.
81 Worms! Worms

euhEeps Worm Syrup never fails
ptall Kinds Of worms. Seat, Pin.
|laeh Worms are readily removed
eslS Worm Syrup. DIR. Kunkel is
suvcessSlul Physician in the coun-
eIemoval of Tape worms. Here
.lgln IN 2 to 3 hours, with head and
'pEle alive, and no fee until head is
vommon sense teaches If Tape
Ssl oe removed, all other worms
'alily destroyed. Ask your drug
ooule of kunkel's Worm Syrup.
|"Per bottle. 1t never fails. If he
y y nave MIN get 1t, or send to Pro-
= kunkel 259 North Ninth ST..
EPalIa' Fap advice at office free,
FoF the nam. t'
n hSsnes Soa' Bath Towels, Bath Sponges,
|ISoapS |Io.od IN extensive variety. Also
N .yIss, n Straps, Brushes, &C. of horse
!, tIlcllon Gloves, and many other
VI me same classes.
L. .BRlNGHURST & CO.,
corner Sixth and Market SITS,
IT, I nrncuI"us Uure for Corns
+Dsca,,eenl Dsg,e Of great popularity for
'PP's WllhoCt pain.
L. bhlNGHURST q CO.,
rorno., Apothecaries.
corner Sixth and Market SITS.
Fine Nail Scissors.
4 N Ss,,' S,'EFs,lght, Nail Brushes, Hand
'S', lies, Nail Brushes, etc. for
CoiE' e. bRiNGHURST d CO.,
o"uer Sixth and Market SITS.
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pECIAL NOTICES.
The Greet Discovery.

want to be strong healthy and Wig
BIKE +. F Kunkel's Bitter Wine of
language can convey an adequate
and almost miracP,-
ge produced by taking +. f. Kun
.tr Wine Of Iron in the diseased,
et and shattered nervous system.
broken down by excess, weak by
b impaired by sickness, the relaxed
|trung organization is restored to
leallh and vigor. Sold only in 81
Sold by all druggists and dealers
btre,
+ Debility. Nervous Debility.
", a depressed, irritable state of
weak, nervous, exhausted feeling,
BY or animation, confused. head
m0ry, the consequences of excess.
hlOyeTwOrk. This nervous debili-
sovereign cure in +. +. Kunkel's
Inc Of Iron. 1t tones the system,
BE mental gloom and dependency,
vlnales the entire system. Sold
bottles. Get the genuine. Take
II, kunkel's, it has a yellow wrap
lhdlt, his photograph on outside
your druggist. f., +. Kunkel Pro-
no. 259 North Ninth Street. Phila-
fa' Send for circular, OF advice
N my great remedy. Get it of your
SIX bottles for So 90. 1t cannot
Is guaranteed to do as ig racOf1-
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01

Medical men often puzzle themselves
over the large sale that DIR. Bulls Baby
Syrup enjoys. Its great popularity is
dine only to the excellent qualities pos
sessed by. this household medicine. 20
oauta
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01

The Oldest friends are tod; y the
staunchest friends of DR.. Bulls iough
Syrup They have proven its grea worth
in ali cases of coughs, colds, hoS .rseness,
tickling in the throat, irritatio of the
bronchlBl tubes and lungs, etc. r,
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01
Registers Order.
REGIsTER's OFFICE.

REGISTERS OFFICE. !
New Castle Co.. September 7th, 1877.S
wUpon the application OF Victor DuPont,
@. 7. A. of Eliza PaL-
terson, late of Wilmington Hundred in
said County deceased it Is ordered and e a.,
rected by the Register that me ti,st q,
Letters M % Of administrator upon the Estate
Of the deceased with the date Of granting ,,nl{
ed within forty days from the date of such
letters, in six ofthe most public places OF tne
County of New Castle, requiring al per
sons having demands against the estate 10
present the same, or abide by an act OF AS
sembly in such case made ana nc inSested
,nithin the same period in the Wilmington
GAZETTE a newspaper published In VII
mington, and to be continued therein tnree
"oCe Given under the hand and Seal
81, S. of office of the Register Aforesaid a,i
(~~> at New Castle in New Castle 20;
aforesaid the day and year above wrlIteh.
aioi ie''''N s. G. BIG GS, Register.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01
..,o, aud Cosss,ner"'~i-

-, .,seToN, DEL, oct. !. 1877.
a.a"s quotations furnished by
STOCK CLAYTON Heuse Building
w. at ~ NJ. to- Iay:
toIndl Indl6T " QUOTATIONS.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01
NOTICE

All persons having claims against the Eso
tate OF the deceased, must present the SAM ae
III atfested to the Administrator on or
bef9re sentem BERTH, 1875 or abide the Aet OF
%ssembly in such case made and provided
<Aeeeit' VICTOR DUPONT,
Asdress Administrators, @. 7. A:
x.t,inin.1on aI, Del sep14-3weod
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01
WE CALL THE ATTENTION OF
Housekeepers, to an especial Sale of
AND STARCH,

For the next 80 days at
THOMAS NJ. wIER'S, 1909 MARKET ST.
200 BOXES
Proctor & CANDLES best soap at cents per
In. sand soap at cents per Id; silver gloss
starch lbs for 20 cents. These goods are
very low having been bought at
'It' SHERIFF'S SALE.
Also, large lot dried beef at 12k cents pc:
lb; a large lot of pared peaches at II cepts
pef 1b; a lotof pint pickles at 10 cent :;
kaba coffee at 20 cents as good as you pay
30 cents for at any other place, best rice at
10 cents next at cents per lb. Come and
see for yourselves at
THOMAS NJ. WIERS,
sepN-d1m No. 1909 Market st.
WANTED.1A middle-agsd woman,
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01
.WWAunNtfu

, EOI1KiKLIV .IIbr4. ~ ....-
'uA'i LitA aaUD4g's
.i-' ,u}H .lL
s"o' o. 20 r'<n -I u eylsi.ts,l.
.,nol rftt4a.l... ..,...,..t.. 90
~ '""t ~ '.'n ... no %. a. -.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-01
|ILMINGToN MARKETS.

WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. 1, 1877.
hons at the Brandywine Mills for
Ia grntu rnrraPtnd IlniIV
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-rf, p. -.... i4" '" L
.r" o. gsut1 aHl
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The daily gazette., 1877-10-01

'aHr ei"i'u,as arstti1a e. IqH,sstS
..nrr ,a .a,alrt aresE
eNp' Hinnr la1 't~csqb :
"9t -'. .4aj DL so .a
! ".fte 1 s.-an sH lmu
, 1877-11-14
Police oaios in ChrIstianstsd are to be deduct

Police Once In ChrIstiansted are to be deduct
cd. and not $50. @tJ
The Pyend<nt found the position Of che
several items SO fully explained by the Speak.
Or IS also in the vouchers before the Council,
that it would be unnecessary for him 'to enter
further on the particulars. on VIII. oh both sides
ars 9, reed. There was only one point on
which he could got agree with the Committee
viz the proposal concerning the salary to the
now Police CLERK iu Christiansted Az sup.
posed last meeting by the honorable 9Th Grown.
member, the objections from tho Committee
might have arisen from a misunderstanding
caused by a dubious trans, alton of the terms
"~Fuldmagtig'' and "Skriver"; there is a
difference in the term and in tie duties of the
two positions. and the distinction is in the
amendment made not accidentally but intsn-
tionallyi hence, he could not agree to the
alteration by which the two posts, the Clerk In
Christiansted and the Writer in Frederiksled
would be put on an equal footing, and the
person appointed in Ohristiansted only De be-
sides allowed a personal addition to his sala.
ry ofSl20 in view of his former situation under
the Police. H. must hold 10 the salary ri
$500 p. >. for that post.
(Tob Be COAtInUed.)
, 1877-11-14
THE RUSSIAN ARMY-ITS FAULTS
AND ITS VIRTUES.
(From a Military Correspondent ofthc Tines,

If were to sum up the cardinal fault
OF the Russian Army liz thee words I
should say it is the total " want of initiu-
tive" Something il The Imperial system
seems to sliAe and Kill the power of III
dividual action. And yet in no army in
the world are greater pains taken TO re-
cogniSe aud stimulate individual enter
prize. Crosses. decorations, swords and
sashes of honour are distributed wi h q
lavish hand, and, better still, they ara
given on the spot, and not, as with us,
W hen the recollection of the brilliant deed
has nearly died away The Emperor HIM
sc t is tho great aud sole fountain of mill.
tary honour. He watch all personally y.
Tha theory is that no act escapes his eye.
Certainly to s e how his every word ard
gesture is fol owed by those around him,
he would appear thu earthly incarnation
of supreme power. And his personal
bearing enhances tho reward IN every case.
A generous word, a friendly look, tn we'll
chosen expression Of praise to suij the indl-
vidual, GO home to the heart of the reel
pient as much asthe highly-chsrished reward
itself. Two hundred officers of all ranks
breakfast and dine daily at his table. From
the youngest to the oldest every eye is
fixed on him. Before the meal, in the
assembled circle, as the Gar appears, it is
seen one day that an Aide de-Clmp behind
him carries a cushion with crosses on it,
and, perhaps, halfa dozen sword knots Of
honour-the riband Of st. Geo'ge, orange
and black-to be worn attached to the
sword hilt The Cars voice calls the
ahnaan N mn oil pookn roona for fha an
We'd man TO pass, he comes blushing and
flushed. receives the prz., bends low TO
kiss the Imperial hand, and retires bowing
at every step, q made man for life, the ad-
n.lred and courtsd Of all beholders. Then
he has to 60 through the usual embracing
and kissing OH both cheeks from his
friends. The effect Of the system is like
magic, it, is to concentrate all power AID
authority absolutely in one c:ntre. The
Car is the earthly Providence of the sol
der and officer, as well as the embodiment
OF the military power and glory OF his
country. l have seen old officers 80 over
como with this mark of distinction, that
they went about for ten minutes after like
children, weeping, with tha prized deco
ration in their hands, showing it round,
half dazsd. No system can be imagined
more calculated to stimulate individual
efforts to the utmost. Yet with all this
spurring there is something wanting. Il
il the individuality and the habit of spon.
taneous action, which only the education
and modes Of thought of . free peopie eau
supply. Whether il be the lopg-standing
faint of 6erfdom, whether it be TOO much
l0DeIialisfn. the initiative 10 wholly
Dh6DnU Yen tell the Hossians what to
dosapo - will spring toll like al. obsdi-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-12
], FIN A.MiI.A5I1. ! H
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE:
sATURpAY, February 10, 1875,

dmertedss Gotd.-I o5 bid:
+, siais carittes.vlrTin cansols 90 II bid. 67H
vra,a so9s 81
receivable coupons, s3 hLL s3s asked. 90
city Stcurtttss.-Rtchuiend city Ss, liS DIG
city S., io7s bid Lyneh5nrv city ss 92 I'D: Nor
folk city water 8's, 1G44 bid; Norfolkcity 6's, 90
lid Manchester S's. 86h asked. i. .,3i u
Raflroad Bondsxrginla Central r,o kaasoao
Railroad first mortgaRe S's, J. and j., s6 asked
Richn,oad. fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
s pna ~ Log Sia se1
and j., o. bid; Richmond and Danyille Railroad
consolidated 6,s NJ and N, az bid; Piedmont Rail-
road first mortgage S's, a. and o.. SO bid, 81
Canal Bonds-James River and Kanawha Canal
FIRST mortgage 01s, n. and ~, 43 bid, 65 asked
james River and Kanawha Canal second mortgage
G's, III. and N, 90 bid. e4
road, 100 par, bid. 8 asked; Norfolk and Peters
burg Railroad, 100 par, 90 bid; Richmond, Fred.
cricksburg and Potomac Railroad commeue 100
par, 81 asked; Richmond, Fredericksburg and Pc
SO bid; Richmond, Fredericksburg and potomac
Railroad seven per cent guaranteed, log par, 92
bid, "a asked; Richmond and Danville Railroad 1oo
BANK SocEs.~First National, 100 par, IL bid
National Bank of Virginia, 100 par, 100 asked
Planters National, 100 par, 113 bid, ~ asked;
state Bank of Virginia. 100 par, !6 bid; Union
Merchants and PIanters savings. s5 pair 20 asked.
Insnrance Companies.-Virginia Fire apd Ma
rine, 20 par. 80 bid II asked; Virginia Srlte, 2S
par. 30 bid, 32S asked; Virginia Home 100 mr, ~
bid. 90 asked; Merchants and Mechanics, 100 par,
90 asked; City, 100 par. 81 asked: Commerciai
Richmond Fire Association, IS par, IL bid, 10
asked.
Observation-Disclosures River and Knnawha
Packet, l2H par, . bid, asked.