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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-18
The Prince william Delegate.

MANASSAS, Sept. 1S.-At the primary cleo,
ton held by the conservatives Of Prince WI
liam county last Saturday to nominate candi'
date for the House Of Delegates, Edward Mel
son beat f. Nickel twenty seven votes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-18

10 adverting to the Oecessiy Of appoioiog a
judge to the Supreme Court Of the Ubited
States to succeed Judge Davis. the New
FORK Herald says THE existing vacancy,
and the next two ought to be filled by
the appointment of Southern jurists, itmen Gao
be found of suffc character and professional
emineDce. Such requirements for the position
being admitted, aud the justice Of makl6g the
appointments from the South conceded, there
should be % obstacle to the speedy adoption of
the suggestion, inasmuch as the judges of this
section Of the country have remained snguIarly
free from the tarnish that has stained the judi.
cary not only in New York, but even in the
Supreme Court itself, where Judge Bradley
writes opposite opinions upon the same case,
delivering one 10 the evening and the other the
following mornlog.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-18

Mayor Jacob, of Louisville, is a wag. He
paid neat compliment to tho President, but
10 doing so reminded him thst Henry Clay had
said ''he would rather be right than be Presi.
don't
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-18

Owens drygoods store and grocery and two
dwellings in Alexandria, Ohio, Wero burned
Yesterday. Loss 5000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-18
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TREwEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOwDEN.
TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER IS
The arrangements for the agricultural fair

The arrangements for the agricultural fair
and cattle show to be held here next week are
almost completed Ample preparations have
been made for the exhibition of the articles
and live stock that may be scot to the exposl.
ton, aud the present indications are that the
exhibitors will be numerous. The fair will be
held under the auspices Of the Wcoilawn
Farmers Association, but will receive assist
ance from the Anaudale and the Potomac Fruit
Growers Associations, large and prosperous
agricultural ORGANIZATIONS. The premium list
will be ready to morrow. The price OF railroad
tickets to those coming to and returning from
the fair will be reduced The managers anti
cipate success, and should their expectations
be realized similar exhibition, though on a
more extended scale, will be held here every
succeeding fall. 10 order to secure the accom-
plishmeut of 50 desirable az object every facility
should be offered and a'l possible aid rendered
the managers. The farmers Of the surround
ing counties will help the fair, the city, and
themselves By improving next weeks cpportu
nifty for visiting Alexandra and bringing samp
lee of their produce with them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-18

Careful estimates based upon the collections
Of the Moffett registers since they have been
erected in Richmond, fix the revenue from that
source at one hundred thousand dollars for that
city alone and at half a million for the State
at large. With this increase 10 the revenue,
With the expenses of the State government re-
duced to what they were before the war-wheo
the territory was a third larger-Dearly four
hundred thousand dollars less than at present,
and With the sale of thcremainiUg property be-
longing 10 the State and the investment Of the
proceeds 10 State bonds, the State would not
only be able to meet the annual seven hundred
thousand dollars deficit without increasing the
taxes, but have large yearly surplus, which,
il invested 10 her bonds as rapidly as it accu
muacd would cot only soon cancel her entire
Indebtedness, but Immediately put her financial
condition upon such a!asorablc basis as to war
rant reduction 10 the present rate OF taxation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-18

OUTER, POTATOES and ONIONS i"'
ID sale by -,
sep l4-lW THOS. PEkk1, AZ
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-21

;. RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.


SATURDAY. May 10, 1877.
>.LEs-JGO Richmond and Danyic Railroad
coi>o!> sold ut II.
Ia4eric0n Giotd.-luG bid.
Stute S&cnrhies.-FirEInia con.ols, 7na bid; Fir-
fun S%.s so bid: % virf lad cttrrcd S. bid 81 ASK
ed Virginia Interest certificates, JOS bid; Virginia
tAX.recris;hs coupon. sS b S4H asked; hid.
Richmond city Gs 9a4 bid: Petersburg city G's 93is
bid; Lynchburg city SIS. los bid: Lyn:hhurE city
6's 93 bid: Fredericksburg city ~. % bids Mali
chester llx-rcccivabc SIS. a5 asked: Manchester
bridge SIS 100 asked
EGiirond BopdS.-Eirginiit Central Rairoadi third
mortgage G's, j. and j., ~ bid; Virginia and Ten
bid: Tirginia and Tennessee Ia!iiroad third mort:
mortgage preferred SIS J. and j.. soh bid; South
side Railroad second mortgage preferred h's, j.
preferred G.s, J. and j.. 40 bid: Norfolk and Pc
tersburg Railroad first mortgage S's, J. amt D., S7H
bid; Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad second mort,
gage SIS j, AMI j., as asked; Petersburg Railroad
first mortgage ss, j. and j.. 81 bid s74 asked; Pc
road a Certificate. AZ bid; Riehmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad mortgage Ss, ). and J.,
100 bid, ] 10 asked: Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Richmond and Danville Rallrsa d consolidated G's
NJ. and n, II bid. ~ asked: Piedmont Railroad first
mortgage SIS. A. and o.. 955 bid.
RdiLrond St0cSS.-Richmond Fredericksburg and
SO bid: Richmond, Fredericksburg anI Potomac
bid: Connection Railroad. 100 par, tn asked ;
Richmond and Dauvillc Railroad, 100 par, bid;
Piedmont Railroad, 100 par, Q bid.
Bnnk Stncks.-First National, 100 par, Is bid;
National Eank Of Virginia, 100 par, 90 asked;
State Bank Of Virginia, 100 par, n bid 6d; hter.
Richmond Banking aud Insurance Company. 25
par, 27i$ bid: Citizens Savings, 25 Ear, 234 asked
rine, % par, 10 bid: Virginia state. 25 par. 32
asked Virginia Home, 100 par, 96 bid log asked;
Merchants and Mechanics, 100 par. S7A bid, SSi
asked: City. 100 par, 81 asked: Old Dominion, 100
par. so hid: Granite Insurlncr Company, 100 par,
II bid. Is asked; Commercial Fire Insurance Com
pany, rs par. askei; Richmond Fire Association,
rs par. lax bid II asked: Piedmont and Airing
ton Life, ! 90 par, 1927 bid.
HiscekinneouS.-Old Dominion Iron and Nall
Works Company, 100 par, 80 asked; James River
and kanawiu Packet, 12h par, 5a bid.
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War News from the East t.
THE TURKS lombard sUKUM KALEH-THE
PLACE EVACUATED.

! THE TURKS lombard sUKUM KALEII-THE
! PLACE EVACUATED. i.
ST. PETERsBuRGH, D1ay 19.-It il officially
announced that the Turks have bombarded
| Sukum KgIeh and burned the town, which
was consequently evacuated.
TRAIN CoLLIsI0N--A RUSSIAN GENERAL KILLED
BUCHAREST, May ia freight and
troop-train collided. Many were killed, in
Guiding q Russian general. Telegraphic
communications with Kars are interrupted.
WAR ITEMs-THE VICTORY AT KARs NOT DE-
CIDED-THE GEAR OFF TO THE WARS.
LONDON, May 19.-Four monitors ap
peared before Ismail yesterday. The Rus
slams have succeeded in exploding krupp
shells under water. and the fragments fly a
great distance. The steamer j.: BrmWell,
from New Haven with u million dollars
worth of war material, has arrived at Con-
stantnople.
The Car starts May 21st for the army OF
the Caucasians. The Russian Telegraphic
Agency, speaking OF the recent struggle be-
fore Kars, does not represent it as decided
success. TAIL Pasha was pamed COM
mander OF Suk,lm Kaleh and left Shumlay
yesterday. He is considered very energetic.
The cmbarkation OF ten battalions Of
lery, for Asia occurred yesterday.
The Russian headquarters were at Kus-
chik, and partial attempt to boEbard Kars
continued yesterday.
The Nelcs' special from Erzerollm reports
that the Russians are commencing the in
yestment operations at kars.
ANOTHER BATTLE AT KARsExpEcrED.
ST. PETERsBURGH, May 19.-Thc Russians
maintain their positions in the neighbour
hood OF Kars. 4 battle is expected shortly.
THE RUSSIAN LINE on THE DANUBE-CAPTURE
OF ARABIAN BY TIE RUSSIANS.
BUCHAREST, May 19.-Strong bodies OF
Russian troops are moving in tho direction
OF Oltenitza, but the Russian line all along
the Danube remains stationary several miles
from the river bank.
ST. PETERsBuRGH, May ia telegram
SAYS the Russians have taken Abraham
with sixty guns and large quantities OF
stores. The Russians lost two hundred and
thirty-tive men.
RUSSIAN DEVASTATION AND MAssACRE-SERFIA
NEUTRAL-GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS TO TAKE
THE FIELD-THE CXAROWITZ TO WITNESS
THE CROSSING OF THE DANUBE.
BELGRADE, May 1S-44fternoon.-rhe
Russians in the vicinity OF Tischerrukson
have sacked and burnt all the villages and
massacrcd the women. old men, and chill
dren.
VIENNA, May 19.-The Government has
received simultaneously from st. Peters
burgh and Belgrade formal assurance that
Scrvia will not take part in the war. Prince
Milan will not 90 to see the Car.
BUCHAREST. May 19.-Grand Duke Ncho-
las arrives here tomorrow, and will remain
about five weeks, by which time it is cX-
pccted that three army corps will be estab-
lished in Bulgaria, when the Grand Duke
will definitely take the field. The CzarowitZ
is also announced to arrive in Bucharest, a.
lie will witness the crossing OF the Danube.
ATTACK on SEBASrOPOI. EXPECTED-ClYL-
IANS ORDERED AWAY.
LONDON, May l9.--A Ne1oS Vienna dis
patch asserts that the commander OF Sebas-
topol has ordered the civilians to quit ihc
city, as an attack was expected.
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LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

GERMANY'S POSITION WITH RESPECT TO
FRANCE, AS GIVEN BY THE STRASBURG GA
ZETTE.
BERLIN, May 19.-The article in the Stras-
burg Official Gazette which has attracted so
much attention contains the following:
The turn affairs are taking in France is cal
culated to inspire Germany and her close
friend Italy with the most serious reflcc-
tons. A victory OF the Uitramontanes in
France occurring simultaneously with an
Ultramontane victory in the Italian Senate
is fraught with the gravest consequences.
Germany cannot remain Indifferent. 1t Is
incumbent on her to display the greatest
watchfulnesS. 4 victory OF the Roman
Curia opens the prospect OF war OF reign;
and it is only through an alliance with
France that the Curia can find possi5ilitT
Of waging war against Germany and Italy.
England.
WARLIEE PREPARATIONS.
LONDON. May 19.-Thc Times and Daily
Nc,rs both announce that five vessels are
loading at Woolwich with ordnance stores
for Portsmouth, where large warike ma
terials, barrack necessities, and camp fur
nit,,re have already been sent. Another
large steamer is embarking iron and other
cargo for Malta.
THE EFFECT OF THE WAR AND THE CRISIS IN
FRANCE.
LONDON, May 19.-On the Stock exchange
the events OF the week have been the set
Element and speculation in French STOCK
in consequence OF the crisis, and the
scarcity and high prices of Russian stocks
in consequence of the over-sold condltlon
of the account. The prevailing tone on the
whole, however, has been dull ana inactive.
Ministerial assurances have disslpated the
apprehensions OF English Intervention, ana
the news from the East offers no basis Tor
Judging OF the probable course OF events.
Mining Lane markets during the past week
have been steady, but some descriptions OF
produce lately Influenced by the outbreak
OF war have again suffered slight decline.
THE 'sTIMEs" on THE F4cTIOUs DISsENsloE IN
FRANCE.
LONDON, May 19.-The IimeS'S CORE
spondent, discussing the French situation Us
to the Bonapartists, declares they are unln-
tcrested in the question. ''We have TWO
formidable adversaries," said one OF the
most ardent to me to-day, 'the Orleanists
and Republicans. They arc now fighting
| furiously while we look on and wait. we
can no longer be reproached with anything.
We had the second Of December, the Re
publicans the fourth OF September. The
Orleanists have now the. 10th OF May. AS
TO the Legitimists, they can claim no secret.
lThey cannot attempt coups d'etat. <
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I EXCLUSIVE VALIDITY OF EPISCOPAL ORDERS.
| Colonel Patton presented the following
RESOLVED, That the Diocese OF virginia
prizes episeopacy MS a.venerable historic
form Of church government, or ecclesiasti-
cal polity, but does not maintain and does
not find in the Prayer-Book the exclusive
validity OF episcopal, orders.
Colonel Patton, Rev. r. I. Davis, ana
Rev. Mr.. Grammer spoke in favor OF the
resolution.
Rev. Mr. Jackson, Of Richmond, opposed
it.
Rev. Kinloch Nelson moved az substi'
tute that it is inexpedient and uncalled for
to express any opinions on the subject.
Colonel Nelson, of Hanover, moved to lay
the whole subject on the table.
Rev. KinIoch Nelson hoped the Council
would not table, as it would come up as
long o. Colonel Patton lived, and he hoped
that would be long time. Laughter
The resolution was tabled-ayes, clerical
81, lay A; noes, clerical 90, lay 81.
RESOLUTIONS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
After recess Rev. W. L. Hyland presented
the usual resolutions of thanks; which were
adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Lea, OF West Virginia, present.
cd resolution that the action OF Council in
regard to the division Of the Diocese by the
line OF West Virginia is not TO be construed
as disregard to the wishes o! any part OF
West Virginia to remain with the old Do
cese, or as forcing them from us; but it is
the decided conviction OF this Council, after
hearing all the evidence, that the good OF
the churches demands this action.
The resolution presented by Rev. Dr..
Sprigg was adopted, declaring that the
Council does not approve Of the proposed
amendment to article 5 OF the Constitution.
Recess.
Mr.. d. B. Harrison and Rev. w. z. HUI
linen were elected on the Executive Com
mittee OF the Diocesan Missionary Society," in
place OF Mr.. \. Il. Laidley and Rev. w. L.
Hyland, OF West Virginia. Rev. T. f.
Martin was elected OH the Board OF Man.
ayers OF Widows and Orphans Fund in
place OF Rev. James Grammcr, OF West Nir-
ginia.
Rev. Giles Il. Cooke, of Petersburg, adj
dressed the Coun Gil, and gave an interest
ing account OF his work among the colored
people.
DR.. Petcrkin presented a resolution COM
mending Mr.. Cooke to the kind regard and
liberal support OF the people.
On motion OF DR.. Minnigerode the Coun-
Gil, after singing the 9th hymn, adjourned
sine die.
fly mistake Colonel Lamb WAS reported
as making Il speech in the Council in favor
OF division. His church was opposed to it,
and he made an. earnest argument against
t.-REPORTER.]
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EY Telegraph.

NEW YORK. May 19.-Cotton steady; uplands,
10hc.: Orleans, 11c.; sales, 1886 bacs; CONSOLE
dated net receipts; l2i9 bales; e1Bortsmto Great
dull and In buyers favor ut $7.50DS6.25 conDmOn
to fair extra southern. $S.30@S!0.50 Wheat quiet
and without decided change; limited export inquiry
67sc. for ungraded western mixed. Oats less active
and without decided change. Pork opened about
steady, then advanced, and closed firm At s15 Lard
prime steam, $3.50. Coffee duh and heavy. Sugar
quiet and firm. Rice quiet. Moasses-G rocery
grades 1rner. Turpcntine lower at 333c. Rosln
quiet ut $l.90@sl.95. Frelghts quiet and steady.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, May 19.-Flour duh and unchanged.
Wheat nominal and unchanged. Southern earn
ern white and yellow, Gee. Oats steady: southern.
44@47c. Rye lower at 80@S5c. Provisions heavy
ndunchanged. Coffee quiet and lower tobs, 10Y
guiet and easier ut lee.
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, May 19.-Flour dull extra, S6.sOG
1865; family, $7.50@$S. Wheat steady and In
ialr dcInand red, 80; amber, 81; white,
oats quiet white, 47c.: mixed, 46c. Pork, sl4.7o
@Sl5. Bulk-meats quiet; shoulders, 54c.; clear
ribs TIC; clear sides, TIC. Bacon dulli shoulders,
hams firm. Lard quiet; choice leaf fierce, l0Ac.
Whiskey quie. at sl.o6. Baggiug nomlnaiiy an-
changed.
ST. L9 1 May lsTPI1ass ss And a pon ho
4ex@5oc. Oats dun; No. 2, 4lse. bid. Kys. SOC.
Lard duh: summer, DC. Bnlk-meats dull; Tie for
clear-rib sides. Bacon dull and unchanged. Hogs
quiet aud unchanged. Cattle weak and little doing
CINCINNATI. b 60
,:lNcTsNATt, May l9.-Flour Isiiet and steady;
Wheat quiet; rel, Sl.75@ai.9c. Corn frmtr and m
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OVER THE WIRES.
WARS AND nuMoRs OF WARS.
Germany Watches Frnnceso.Thc U1frn.
montana victory.-.The Situation
i'm Franco Grows Darker.

VIRGINIA APPOINTMENTS MADE-coLONEL
W. W. FORBES PosTMAsTER-J. u. BRADY
PETERSBURG COLLECTOR = NATIVE RE-
PUBLICANS JUBIL ANT-MAJoR VAN LEW
RETIRED BUT NOT REMOVED-FIRE AT
ENFIELD, y. C.-THE TURKS BoMBARD ST.
KUN KALEH AND THE PLACE EVACU-
ATED-wARLIKE PREPARATIONS IN ENG
LASD--ATTACK UPON SEBASToPoL-
ANOTHER BATTLE AT KARS EXPECTED
CAPTURE OF ABRAHAM BY THE RUS
sIANS-THE FRENCH CRISIS OFFICIALLY
ACKNOWLEDGMENT TIMES ON THE FRENCH
TROUBLES--RAILROA COLLISlON-ARUS-
SIAN GENERAL kILLED-PAPER-ArILL DE
STROYED, Loss 100000 - CHAMBERLAIN
DECLINES THE SOLICITORsIIIP OF THE
TREASURY-THE NEW YORK LABOR RIOT
ENDED. ETC, ETC.
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quiet mt 59@53c. Oats dull md dropping &c $50
bOc. Rye dull Mt SJ1SEc, Barley quiet and un.
changed. Pork In good demand at $14.5O@S14,65.
Lard nominaiiy unchanged. Bulk-Ineats stronger
aL 80, l5s7.20, and 81 10 for shoulders, clcar
rib, and clear sides. Bacon In fair demand at SO.
90, and $3.50 for shoulders. clear rib. and clear
shes. Whfskey sten,ly and firm Mt SLOT. Butter
quiet and UNCHANGED. Hogs quiet and nofnfnsIiy
unchanged; receipts, 935 heid; shipments. 1876
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, May l9.--Flour dulI and unchanged.
Wheat dull and weak: No. spring, 81 6O1 cash.
SIG! June, ~ .63 July; sales at s1.60H0isI.6S
5aiy NO; 8 Spring, s1.G3; Corn dull and weak Mt
and weak ut C. cash, June Rye dull at soc.
BARLEY dull and unchanged. Pork IN fair demand at
gl4.20: Lard In fair demand Mt 80 % cash. 1896
July. BulS-meats steady and unchanged. W'hiskey
steady and in fair demand. -
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IMPORTANT RrLlNG>.-in the opinion de-
liyrrcd by Judge Garland IT the August
term last. in the con.cStcd-elrcticn case, he
held
!. That n" l::io; should he received from
the hand OF 4 voter. or deposited in the bal
}ot-boX. but bv one ii the judges OF cleo
ton. and that in the presence Of al the
Judges.
>. That no vote should be entered upon
the poil-hook except by Il sworn clerk.
.. That none but one Of the Judges Of
election should check the reglstration-book.
/. That every ballot cast should be count
Ell by each judge. and in the presence OF
each other.
!. That every ballot cast should be read
in III audible voice in the presence and
hearing Of all the Judges.
6. That I'LL the ballots should be strung
hy one Of the Judges. but in the presence
Of ali.
:. That during the whole process none
hut Judge should be permitted to lay hand
on or handle the ballots. not even one Of
Mca.
). That the ballots when counted and
strung should hc delivered TO the clerk OF
tie Corporation Court or his sworn deputy
1t the clerks Office OF the Corporation
Court.-LyaChJ,ny NelrS.
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Tho Princeton llcrcsy Case.

~
vhc Rev. John Mili$r, Of Princeton, n.
sent on Wednesday to the Moderator oil
,hc New Brunswick q. j. PrcsbFtcry n
statement Of his reasons for an appear 10 the
synod. His reply contains eleven points,
in which he denies that tue errors a'icSe.'
:. contravcnc any vita! doctrine oil our Stano-
ards" objects to The metho" OF h's trla''
and finally says:
..;cnrr "a which PreShytcrlans in their
,,,narrr.S once appealed; i: is against the
Shirt Of union. in which the picty OF the
,torld i yi>ibiy gaining strength; it cNaS-
crates minor difference in way TO cngcn-
lcr .chism; it STILES frank research and
,rrnc,uatcs antc.mcdErval rationalism; it
insists that other aud ancient men shall
think for all time; and. with all warnings OF
the mast. it encourages, Is in Scotland. per-
,r,U3i sccc>SioES from the Church and end
ir,> rlr5,acrs in our. original Presbyterian
ism.
..Ia>tJy il encourages error. Luther ana
.br finest minds have denounced the doc
.rinc O: immortality. Calvin and Melanc-
.non himself have looked a>kance at what
they treat rs the traditional dogma OF the
Trinity. They have taken care 10 say that
thcy would net be bound by the expires
>ion> Of tho Athanaslan Creed. Milton,
Newton. and Locke. and that nobleSt OF all
witnesses. the pieuS DR.. Watts, were so
moved against the Trinity ~ to become
Arian>. or the like. in order 10 get rid OF it.
The Prc>hytcry has virtually forbid any
other alternative. They have suspended 4
member who has Shown how Newton could
avoid the Trinity and yet hold the Deity Of
our Saviour And, mailing the question
Of immortality fast 10 the doctrine of the
unnihilation oi thc wicked, they have prac-
ticalv said. One shall stand with the other.
They have told the Matcrialists death is no
sleep at all. or else il is eternal. And they
nave told The S0cinianS Christ is no God ut
al. except it be on Mclean base, formu-
lated in II rude ace OF the Church; settled.
~ frank Nicran artlc>Sly explains. by the
firm hand Of the Emperor: empty Of bibli-
cal speech. and destroying that most beau
tiiul oi iactS. the simplicity OF the Al
mighty"
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Illinois.

4 UNITED STATES MARSHAL ATTACHES THE
PROPERTY OF FRAUDULENT WIIISKEY-DIs-
TILLERs, AND IT Is FOUND WANTING.
CHICAGO, May 19.-Thc United States
marshal, acting under orders from WASH
ington, proceeded this morning to attach
the property and effects OF a. Guessing, Ii.
Is. Muller, and Roell E. Junker u Co., to
satisfy judgments obtained by tue Govern.
ment against these parties on account OF
illicit whiskey operations, but he was unable
to find any property, and was 9 informed form by
the parties named that they had none.
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North Carolina.
BURNING OF A DWELLING.

Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.l
ENFIELD, May 10.-Last night about .
O'Clock the large and handsome residence OF
DR.. William Hunter, situated on the VIII
mington and Weldon railroad TWO mics
from this place, was entirely destroyed by
fire with all the furniture, including hand
some upright piano. The young men OF
the town ran to the rescue and rendered
valuable service, but the fiery element had
gained such Roadway that very little was
saved. DR.. Hunters loss is estimated at
about $4,000. There was no insurance. The
fire caught from stove in the kitchen.
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New York.
TIE LABOR RIOT ENDED.

NEW YORK, May 19.-Another Albany dis
match saws that the laborers' demonstration in
the Assembly chamber yesterday was great
" exaggerated. There was no violence be-
yond backguardsm, and no threat OF riot.
The police were notified but not called for,
and the whole thing ended without inter-
ference from the police.
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Later reports Of the famine so long and
SO pcrsistentiy prevailing in India appear to
be about the same as heretofore. The heavy
and unusual mortality will continue, 1t is
apprehended, even after the drought and
scarcity is ended--the result of the diseased
conditions from insufficient food for SO pro-
fractcd period. More than 100000 per-
sons are employed on the relief works, be-
ides some 274,G00 who are receiving gra-
uitous relief.
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HfnryfanG.
THE NET,JODIsT CONVENTION.

BALTIMORE, May 19.-In the Methodist
Convention the Committee on Boundaries,
in their report, urged that the Tennessee
and North Georgia districts OF the Metho-
dist Church be abolished, and that changes
should be made III the Pittsburgh, West
Virginia, Michigan. West Michigan, ln-
diana, and Kentucky districts. After dis
cussion and opposition the report was re-
committed,